Zalophus californianus Lesson 1828 (California sea lion)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae

Alternative combinations: Eumetopias (Zalophus) californianus, Eumetopias californiana, Eumetopias californianus, Otaria californiana, Zalophus californiana

Synonyms: Arctocephalus gilliespii Macbain 1858, Arctocephalus monteriensis Gray 1866, Otaria gilliespii Macbain 1858, Zalophus gilliespii Macbain 1858

Belongs to Zalophus according to T. A. Deméré et al. 2003

See also Allen 1880, Berta et al. 2018, Cullen et al. 2014, Gill 1866, Gray 1866, Gray 1871, Hay 1930, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Lesson 1828, Rice 1998, Riedman 1990, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904, Turner 1912, Vidal 1991 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Zalophus japonicus, Zalophus kimitsensis, Zalophus wollebaeki

Ecology: amphibious piscivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (6 collections), Mexico (1), United States (5: Alaska, California, Oregon)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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