Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Alternative combination: Ommatophoca rossi
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1844. The seals of the southern hemisphere. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus and Terror, under the command of Capt. Sir J. C. Ross, R. N., F. R. S., during the years 1839 to 1843. Vol. 1 Mammalia, birds. Londres : E.W. Janson 1:1-8
Belongs to Ommatophoca according to T. A. Deméré et al. 2003
See also Berta et al. 2018, Cullen et al. 2014, Friant 1947, Gill 1866, Gray 1844, Gray 1850, Gray 1866, Kienle and Berta 2019, Koretsky 2001, Rice 1998, Riedman 1990, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Trouessart 1898, Trouessart 1904 and Turner 1912
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (1 collection), New Zealand (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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