Phoca largha Pallas 1811 (seal)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Alternative combinations: Callocephalus largha, Pagomys largha
Synonym: Phoca insularis Belkin 1964
Belongs to Phoca according to T. A. Deméré et al. 2003
See also Berta et al. 2018, Cullen et al. 2014, Davis et al. 2004, Gray 1866, Gray 1850, Kienle and Berta 2019, Koretsky 2001 and Riedman 1990
Sister taxa: Phoca (Phoca), Phoca caspica, Phoca hispida, Phoca vitulina
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (3 collections), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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