Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Alternative combinations: Leptonychotes weddelli, Leptonyx weddellii, Ogmorhinus (Leptonychotes) weddelli, Otaria weddellii, Stenorhynchus weddellii
Full reference: R. P. Lesson. 1826. Sur le phogue leopard de mer (Sea Leopard) des Orcades australes; par James Weddel. Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de Geologie 7:437-438
Belongs to Leptonychotes 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 1866, Gray 1850, Kienle and Berta 2019, Koretsky 2001, Lesson 1826, Riedman 1990, Scheffer and Rice 1963, Scott 1873, Stirling 1971, Trouessart 1904 and Turner 1912
Sister taxa: none
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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