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Phoca Linnaeus, 1758

137010  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137010)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  7. Mammalia (Class)
  8. Theria (Subclass)
  9. Carnivora (Order)
  10. Caniformia (Suborder)
  11. Pinnipedia (Infraorder)
  12. Phocidae (Family)
  13. Phoca (Genus)
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  1. Species Phoca largha Pallas, 1811
  2. Species Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758
  3. Species Phoca barbata Erxleben, 1777 accepted as Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777) (superseded original combination)
  4. Species Phoca caspica Gmelin, 1788 accepted as Pusa caspica Gmelin, 1788 (synonym)
  5. Species Phoca cristata Erxleben, 1777 accepted as Cystophora cristata (Erxleben, 1777) (basionym)
  6. Species Phoca fasciata Zimmermann, 1783 accepted as Histriophoca fasciata (Zimmermann, 1783) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  7. Species Phoca foetida Fabricius, 1776 accepted as Pusa hispida hispida Schreber, 1775 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  8. Species Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777 accepted as Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777) (synonym)
  9. Species Phoca grypus Fabricius, 1791 accepted as Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)
  10. Species Phoca hispida Schreber, 1775 accepted as Pusa hispida (Schreber, 1775) (synonym)
  11. Species Phoca monachus Hermann, 1779 accepted as Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  12. Species Phoca rosmarus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
  13. Species Phoca tropicalis J.E. Gray, 1850 accepted as Neomonachus tropicalis (J.E. Gray, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 37 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
WoRMS (2025). Phoca Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137010 on 2025-04-10
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2010-05-20 10:05:06Z
changed
Churchill, Morgan
2010-05-20 10:09:49Z
checked
Berta, Annalisa

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 37 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.A.M. (1993). Mammals species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp. [details] 

Other

additional source Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species identification guide. FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 37 [details] 

additional source van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
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