Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae

Alternative combinations: Halicyon richardi, Phoca (Phoca) richardsi, Phoca richardii, Phoca richardsi

Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1866. Catalogue of Seals and Whales in the British Museum 1-402

Belongs to Phoca vitulina according to A. Berta and M. Churchill 2012

See also Allen 1902, Friant 1947, Gray 1866, Gray 1871 and Trouessart 1904

Sister taxa: Phoca vitulina concolor, Phoca vitulina stejnegeri

Subtaxa: Phoca richardii geronimensis Phoca richardii pribilofensis

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Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Phoca vitulina richardii in the database

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