Histriophoca fasciata Zimmermann 1783 (ribbon seal)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae

Alternative combinations: Phoca (Histriophoca) fasciata, Phoca fasciata

Synonyms: Pagophilus equestris Pallas 1831, Phoca equestris Pallas 1831

Belongs to Histriophoca according to C. S. Davis et al. 2004

See also Allen 1880, Allen 1902, Berta et al. 2018, Cullen et al. 2014, Deméré et al. 2003, Friant 1947, Gray 1871, Kienle and Berta 2019, Koretsky 2001, Riedman 1990, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxon: Histriophoca alekseevi

Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Arctic Ocean (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1), United States (4: Alaska)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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