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Pinnipedimorpha (pinniped)

Mammalia - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Pinnipedimorpha was named by Berta et al. (1989). It is extant.

It was assigned to Arctoidea by Berta et al. (1989); to Arctoidea by Berta (2017); and to Panpinnipedia by Everett et al. (2023).

Subtaxa
Enaliarctidae, Enaliarctos, Kolponomos, Pacificotaria, Phocomorpha, Pinnarctidion, Pinnipedia, Pinnipediformes, Pteronarctos, Semantor
Sister taxa
Phocomorpha, Pinnipedia, Pinnipediformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Pinnipedimorpha Berta et al. p. 61 figs. Figure 3
2017Pinnipedimorpha Berta p. 155
2023Pinnipedimorpha Everett et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—PanpinnipediaWolsan et al. 2020
—Pinnipedimorpha
—Pinnipedimorpha

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. Pinnipedimorpha Berta et al. 1989 [pinniped]
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G. †Enaliarctos Mitchell and Tedford 1973
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†Enaliarctos barnesi Berta 1991
†Enaliarctos emlongi Berta 1991
†Enaliarctos mealsi Mitchell and Tedford 1973
†Enaliarctos mitchelli Barnes 1979
†Enaliarctos tedfordi Berta 1991
G. †Kolponomos Stirton 1960
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†Kolponomos clallamensis Stirton 1960
†Kolponomos newportensis Tedford et al. 1994
G. †Pacificotaria Barnes 1992
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†Pacificotaria hadromma Barnes 1992
G. †Pinnarctidion Barnes 1979
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†Pinnarctidion bishopi Barnes 1979
†Pinnarctidion iverseni Everett et al. 2023
†Pinnarctidion rayi Berta 1994
Unr. Pinnipedia Illiger 1811 [pinniped]
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Fm. †Desmatophocidae Hay 1930
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Subfm. †Allodesminae Kellogg 1931
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G. †Allodesmus Kellogg 1922
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†Allodesmus demerei Boessenecker and Churchill 2018
†Allodesmus kernensis Kellogg 1922
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Invalid names: Allodesmus gracilis Barnes and Hirota 1995 [synonym], Allodesmus kelloggi Mitchell 1966 [synonym]
†Allodesmus naorai Kohno 1996
†Allodesmus packardi Barnes 1972
†Allodesmus sinanoensis Nagao 1941
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Invalid names: Allodesmus megallos Barnes and Hirota 1995 [synonym], Allodesmus sadoensis Barnes and Hirota 1995 [synonym]
†Allodesmus uraiporensis Tonomori et al. 2018
Invalid names: Brachyallodesmus Barnes and Hirota 1995 [synonym], Megagomphos Barnes and Hirota 1995 [synonym]
G. †Atopotarus Downs 1956
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†Atopotarus courseni Downs 1956
G. †Desmatophoca Condon 1906
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†Desmatophoca oregonensis Condon 1906
G. †Eodesmus Tate-Jones et al. 2020
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†Eodesmus condoni Tate-Jones et al. 2020
Invalid names: Desmatophocinae Mitchell 1966 [empty]
Fm. Odobenidae Allen 1880 [walrus]
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G. †Archaeodobenus Tanaka and Kohno 2015
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†Archaeodobenus akamatsui Tanaka and Kohno 2015
G. †Imagotaria Mitchell 1968
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†Imagotaria downsi Mitchell 1968
G. †Kamtschatarctos Dubrovo 1981
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G. †Nanodobenus Velez and Salinas-Márquez 2018
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†Nanodobenus arandai Velez and Salinas-Márquez 2018
Unr. †Neodobenia Magallanes et al. 2018
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Subfm. †Dusignathinae Mitchell 1968
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G. †Dusignathus Kellogg 1927
G. †Gomphotaria Barnes and Raschke 1991
G. †Neotherium Kellogg 1931
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†Neotherium mirum Kellogg 1931
Subfm. Odobeninae Allen 1880
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G. †Aivukus Repenning and Tedford 1977
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†Aivukus cedrosensis Repenning and Tedford 1977
Tr. Odobenini Allen 1880
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G. Odobenus Brisson 1762 [walrus]
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Invalid names: Hemicaulodon Cope 1869 [synonym], Odobenotherium Gratiolet 1858 [synonym], Rosmarus Brunnich 1772 [synonym], Trichechus Linnaeus 1766 [synonym]
G. †Ontocetus Leidy 1859
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Invalid names: Alachtherium Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Prorosmarus Berry and Gregory 1906 [synonym], Trichecodon Lankester 1865 [synonym]
G. †Valenictus Mitchell 1961
Invalid names: Odobenina McKenna and Bell 1997 [empty]
G. †Pliopedia Kellogg 1921
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†Pliopedia pacifica Kellogg 1921
G. †Protodobenus Horikawa 1995
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†Protodobenus japonicus Horikawa 1995
G. †Osodobenus Biewer et al. 2020
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†Osodobenus eodon Biewer et al. 2020
G. †Pelagiarctos Barnes 1988
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†Pelagiarctos thomasi Barnes 1988
G. †Pontolis True 1905
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†Pontolis barroni Biewer et al. 2020
†Pontolis kohnoi Biewer et al. 2020
†Pontolis magnus True 1907
Invalid names: Pontoleon True 1907 [synonym]
G. †Proneotherium Kohno et al. 1995
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†Proneotherium repenningi Kohno et al. 1995
G. †Prototaria Takeyama and Ozawa 1984
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†Prototaria primigena Takeyama and Ozawa 1984
G. †Pseudotaria Kohno 2006
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†Pseudotaria muramotoi Kohno 2006
G. †Titanotaria Magallanes et al. 2018
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†Titanotaria orangensis Magallanes et al. 2018
Invalid names: Rosmaridae Gill 1866 [synonym]
Superfm. Otarioidea Gray 1825
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Subfm. †Imagotariinae Mitchell 1968
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Invalid names: Kamtschararctinae Dubrovo 1981 [synonym], Kamtschatarctinae Dubrovo 1981 [synonym]
Fm. Otariidae Gray 1825 [eared seal]
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G. Arctocephalus Cuvier 1826 [fur seal]
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Subg. Arctocephalus (Arctocephalus) Trouessart 1898
Subg. Arctocephalus (Callotaria) Palmer 1892
Arctocephalus australis Zimmerman 1783 [South American fur seal]
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Invalid names: Arctophoca tropicalis Gray 1872 [synonym]
Arctocephalus doriferus Wood Jones 1925
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Invalid names: Arctocephalus nigriscens Gray 1859 [synonym]
†Arctocephalus fischeri Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Arctocephalus forsteri Wood Jones 1922
Arctocephalus pusillus Schreber 1778 [brown fur seal]
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Invalid names: Arctocephalus antarcticus Thunberg 1811 [synonym]
Arctocephalus tasmanica Scott and Lord 1926
Arctocephalus townsendi Merriam 1897 [Guadalupe fur seal]
Invalid names: Arctophoca Peters 1866 [synonym], Halarctos Gill 1866 [synonym]
G. Callorhinus Gray 1859 [fur seal]
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†Callorhinus gilmorei Berta and Deméré 1986
Callorhinus ursinus Linnaeus 1758 [northern fur seal]
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Invalid names: Arctocephalus californianus Gray 1866 [synonym]
Invalid names: Callorhynchus Greve 1896 [synonym]
G. †Eotaria Boessenecker and Churchill 2015
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†Eotaria citrica Velez-Juarbe 2017
†Eotaria crypta Boessenecker and Churchill 2015
G. Eumetopias Gill 1866 [Steller sea lion]
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Subg. Eumetopias (Eumetopias) Trouessart 1898
Eumetopias jubatus Schreber 1776 [Steller sea lion]
†Eumetopias kishidai Shikama 1953
†Eumetopias oijyaensis Horikawa 1981
Eumetopias stelleri Fischer 1829
G. †Hydrarctos Muizon 1978
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†Hydrarctos lomasiensis Muizon 1978
G. Neophoca Gray 1866 [Australian sea lion]
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Neophoca cinerea Peron 1816 [Australian sea lion]
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Invalid names: Arctocephalus lobatus Gray 1828 [synonym], Arctocephalus williamsi McCoy 1877 [synonym], Otaria albicollis Péron 1816 [synonym], Otaria australis Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [synonym]
†Neophoca palatina King 1983
G. †Oriensarctos Mitchell 1968
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†Oriensarctos watasei Matsumoto 1925
G. Otaria Peron 1816 [sea lion]
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Otaria byronia Blainville 1820
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Invalid names: Otaria flavescens Shaw 1800 [synonym]
†Otaria fischeri Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Invalid names: Otoes Fischer 1817 [synonym], Phoca flavescens Shaw 1800 [nomen nudum], Platyrhynchus Cuvier 1827 [synonym], Pontoleo Gloger 1841 [synonym]
Subfm. Otariinae Gray 1825
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Invalid names: Otariini Mitchell 1968 [empty]
G. Phocarctos Gray 1844 [New Zealand sea lion]
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Phocarctos hookeri Gray 1844 [New Zealand sea lion]
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Invalid names: Arctocephalus caninus Berry 1928 [synonym]
G. †Pithanotaria Kellogg 1925
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†Pithanotaria starri Kellogg 1925
G. †Proterozetes Barnes et al. 2006
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†Proterozetes ulysses Barnes et al. 2006
G. †Thalassoleon Repenning and Tedford 1977
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†Thalassoleon inouei Kohno 1992
†Thalassoleon macnallyae Repenning and Tedford 1977
†Thalassoleon mexicanus Repenning and Tedford 1977
G. Zalophus Gill 1866 [California sea lion]
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Zalophus californianus Lesson 1828 [California sea lion]
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Invalid names: Arctocephalus gilliespii Macbain 1858 [synonym], Arctocephalus monteriensis Gray 1866 [synonym]
Zalophus japonicus Peters 1866
Zalophus wollebaeki Silversten 1954 [Galapagos sea lion]
Invalid names: Zalophus kimitsensis Matsumoto 1939 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Arctocephalinae Scheffer and Rice 1963 [empty], Callorhinae Muizon 1978 [invalid subgroup], Callorhinina Gray 1871 [invalid subgroup], Eumetopiina Gray 1871 [empty], Otaria oudriana Delfortrie 1872 [nomen dubium], Zalophina Gray 1871 [empty]
G. †Palaeotaria Leriche 1910
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†Palaeotaria henriettae Leriche 1910
Fm. Phocidae Gray 1821 [seal]
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Subfm. †Devinophocinae Koretsky and Holec 2002
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G. †Devinophoca Koretsky and Holec 2002
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†Devinophoca claytoni Koretsky and Holec 2002
†Devinophoca emryi Koretsky and Rahmat 2015
G. †Messiphoca Muizon 1981
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†Messiphoca mauretanica Muizon 1981
Subfm. Monachinae Trouessart 1897
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G. †Acrophoca Muizon 1981
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†Acrophoca longirostris Muizon 1981
G. †Afrophoca Koretsky and Domning 2014
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†Afrophoca libyca Koretsky and Domning 2014
G. †Australophoca Valenzuela-Toro et al. 2016
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†Australophoca changorum Valenzuela-Toro et al. 2016
G. †Hadrokirus Amson and Muizon 2013
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†Hadrokirus martini Amson and Muizon 2013
†Hadrokirus novotini Hafed et al. 2023
G. †Homiphoca Muizon and Hendey 1980
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†Homiphoca capensis Hendey and Repenning 1972
†Homiphoca murfreesi Hafed et al. 2023
G. Hydrurga Gistel 1848 [leopard seal]
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Hydrurga leptonyx de Blainville 1820 [leopard seal]
Invalid names: Ogmorhinus Peters 1875 [synonym], Ogmorhinus (Ogmorhinus) Trouessart 1904 [invalid subgroup]
G. Leptonychotes Gill 1872 [Weddell seal]
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Invalid names: Leptonyx Gray 1837 [synonym], Peocilophoca Lydekker 1891 [synonym], Poecilophoca Lydekker 1891 [synonym]
G. Lobodon Gray 1844 [crabeater seal]
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Lobodon carcinophaga Hombron and Jacquinot 1843 [crabeater seal]
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Invalid names: Stenorhynchus serridens Owen 1843 [synonym]
Invalid names: Leptorhynchus Gray 1844 [synonym], Ogmorhinus Turner 1888 [synonym]
Tr. †Lobodontini Gray 1869
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G. †Magophoca Dewaele and de Muizon 2024
G. †Magnotherium Rahmat et al. 2021
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†Magnotherium johnsii Rahmat et al. 2021
G. Mirounga Gray 1827 [elephant seal]
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Mirounga angustirostris Gill 1866 [northern elephant seal]
Mirounga leonina Linnaeus 1758 [southern elephant seal]
Invalid names: Macrorhinus Cuvier 1824 [synonym], Macrorhyna Gray 1827 [synonym], Physorhinus Gloger 1841 [synonym], Rhinophoca Wagler 1830 [synonym]
Tr. Monachini Trouessart 1904
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G. †Eomonachus Rule et al. 2020
G. Monachus Flemming 1822 [monk seal]
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Subg. Monachus (Monachus) Trouessart 1898
Subg. †Monachus (Monatherium) Van Beneden 1876
Monachus monachus Hermann 1779 [Mediterranean monk seal]
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Invalid names: Monachus albiventer Boddaert 1785 [synonym]
Invalid names: Heliophoca Gray 1854 [synonym], Mammonachus Herrera 1899 [synonym], Pelagios Cuvier 1824 [synonym], Pelagocyon Gloger 1842 [synonym]
G. †Monotherium Van Beneden 1876
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†Monotherium wymani Leidy 1854
G. Neomonachus Scheel et al. 2014 [Hawaiian monk seal]
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Neomonachus schauinslandi Hermann 1779 [Hawaiian monk seal]
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Invalid names: Cystophora antillarum Gray 1849 [synonym]
G. †Noriphoca Dewaele et al. 2018
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†Noriphoca gaudini Guiscardi 1870
G. Ommatophoca Gray 1844 [Ross seal]
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G. †Piscophoca Muizon 1981
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†Piscophoca pacifica Muizon 1981
G. †Pliophoca Tavani 1941
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†Pliophoca etrusca Tavani 1941
G. †Pontophoca Kretzoi 1941
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Invalid names: Pontophoca simionescui Kretzoi 1941 [nomen dubium]
G. †Sarcodectes Rule et al. 2020
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†Sarcodectes magnus Rule et al. 2020
Invalid names: Miroungini Muizon 1981 [empty]
Subfm. Phocinae Gray 1821 [seal]
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G. Cystophora Nilsson 1820 [hooded seal]
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Cystophora cristata Erxleben 1779 [hooded seal]
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Invalid names: Cystophora borealis Nilsson 1820 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cystophoca Schufeldt 1890 [synonym], Stemmatopis Gloger 1841 [synonym], Stemmatops Van der Hoeven 1855 [synonym], Stemmatopus Cuvier 1824 [synonym]
G. Erignathus Gill 1866 [bearded seal]
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Erignathus barbatus Erxleben 1777 [bearded seal]
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Invalid names: Phoca nautica Pallas 1811 [synonym]
G. Halichoerus Nilsson 1820 [grey seal]
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Subg. Halichoerus (Halichoerus) Trouessart 1898
Halichoerus grypus Fabricius 1791 [grey seal]
G. Histriophoca Gill 1873 [ribbon seal]
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†Histriophoca alekseevi Koretsky 2001
Histriophoca fasciata Zimmermann 1783 [ribbon seal]
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Invalid names: Phoca equestris Pallas 1831 [synonym]
G. †Kawas Cozzuol 2001
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†Kawas benegasorum Cozzuol 2001
G. †Leptophoca True 1906
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†Leptophoca proxima Van Beneden 1876
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Invalid names: Leptophoca lenis True 1906 [synonym]
G. †Nanophoca Dewaele et al. 2017
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†Nanophoca vitulinoides Van Beneden 1876
G. †Necromites Bogachev 1940
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†Necromites nestoris Bogachev 1940
G. Pagophilus Gray 1844 [harp seal]
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Pagophilus groenlandica Erxleben 1777 [harp seal]
G. Phoca Linnaeus 1758 [seal]
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Subg. Phoca (Phoca) Trouessart 1898
Phoca caspica Nilsson 1837
Phoca hispida Schreber 1775 [ringed seal]
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Invalid names: Phoca annellata Nillson 1820 [synonym]
Phoca largha Pallas 1811
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Invalid names: Phoca insularis Belkin 1964 [synonym]
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758 [harbor seal]
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Invalid names: Halichoerus antarcticus Peale 1848 [synonym]
Invalid names: Arctias Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Callocephalus Cuvier 1827 [synonym], Caspiopusa Dybowski 1929 [synonym], Halicyon Gray 1864 [synonym], Haliphilus Gray 1866 [synonym], Pagomys Gray 1860 [synonym], Pagophoca Trouessart 1904 [synonym]
Tr. Phocini Gray 1821
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Subtr. Phocina Gray 1825
Invalid names: Histriophocina Koretsky 2001 [empty], Phocinina Koretsky 2001 [empty]
G. †Praepusa Kretzoi 1941
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†Praepusa pannonica Kretzoi 1941
†Praepusa procaspica Gadzhiev 1961
†Praepusa tarchankutica Antoniuk and Koretsky 1984
G. Pusa Scopoli 1777 [Arctic seal]
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Pusa caspica Nilsson 1837
Pusa hispida Schreber 1775 [ringed seal]
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Invalid names: Phoca (Phoca) foetida Fabricius 1776 [synonym]
Pusa sibirica Gmelin 1788
Invalid names: Cystophorini Gray 1866 [empty], Erignathini Chapski 1955 [empty]
G. †Properiptychus Ameghino 1897
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†Properiptychus argentinus Ameghino 1893
Invalid names: Auroraphoca Dewaele et al. 2018 [nomen dubium], Auroraphoca atlantica Dewaele et al. 2018 [nomen dubium], Batavipusa Koretsky and Peters 2008 [nomen dubium], Batavipusa neerlandica Koretsky and Peters 2008 [nomen dubium], Callophoca Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Callophoca obscura Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Cryptophoca Koretsky and Ray 1994 [nomen dubium], Cryptophoca maeotica Nordmann 1860 [nomen dubium], Cystophorinae Gray 1866 [empty], Frisiphoca Dewaele et al. 2018 [nomen dubium], Frisiphoca aberratum Vanden Broeck 1874 [nomen dubium], Frisiphoca affine Vanden Broeck 1874 [nomen dubium], Gryphoca Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Gryphoca nordica Koretsky et al. 2014 [nomen dubium], Gryphoca similis Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Halichoerina Gray 1871 [empty], Leptophoca amphiatlantica Koretsky et al. 2012 [nomen dubium], Manatus maeoticus Eichwald 1850 [invalid subgroup], Mesotaria Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Mesotaria ambigua Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Miophoca Zapfe 1937 [nomen dubium], Miophoca vetusta Zapfe 1937 [nomen dubium], Monachina Gray 1871 [empty], Monachopsis Kretzoi 1941 [nomen dubium], Monachopsis pontica Eichwald 1850 [nomen dubium], Monotherium delognii Vanden Broeck 1874 [nomen dubium], Ogmorhininae Turner 1888 [empty], Pachyphoca Koretsky and Rahmat 2013 [nomen dubium], Pachyphoca chapskii Koretsky and Rahmat 2013 [nomen dubium], Pachyphoca ukrainica Koretsky and Rahmat 2013 [nomen dubium], Pachyphoca volkodavi Tarasenko 2022 [nomen dubium], Paleophoca nystii Van Beneden 1859 [nomen dubium], Palmidophoca Ginsburg and Janvier 1975 [nomen dubium], Palmidophoca callirhoe Ginsburg and Janvier 1975 [nomen dubium], Phoca ambigua Staring 1860 [invalid subgroup], Phoca bessarabica Simonescu 1925 [nomen dubium], Phoca moori Newton 1890 [nomen dubium], Phoca novorossica Alekseev 1924 [invalid subgroup], Phoca sarmatica Alekseev 1924 [nomen dubium], Phocanella Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Phocanella pumila Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Platyphoca Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Platyphoca danica Koretsky et al. 2014 [nomen dubium], Platyphoca vulgaris Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Pontophoca jutlandica Koretsky et al. 2014 [nomen dubium], Praepusa boeska Koretsky et al. 2015 [nomen dubium], Praepusa magyaricus Koretsky 2003 [nomen dubium], Praepusa vindobonensis Toula 1897 [nomen dubium], Pristiphoca Gervais 1853 [nomen dubium], Pristiphoca occitana Gervais and de Serres 1847 [nomen nudum], Prophoca Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Prophoca rousseaui Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Sarmatonectes Koretsky 2001 [nomen dubium], Sarmatonectes sintsovi Koretsky 2001 [nomen dubium], Seronectes Hafed et al. 2024 [nomen dubium], Seronectes meherrinensis Hafed et al. 2024 [nomen dubium], Stenorhynchina Gray 1825 [empty], Terranectes Rahmat et al. 2017 [nomen dubium], Terranectes magnus Rahmat et al. 2017 [nomen dubium], Terranectes parvus Rahmat et al. 2017 [nomen dubium], Virginiaphoca Dewaele et al. 2018 [nomen dubium], Virginiaphoca magurai Dewaele et al. 2018 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. Phocoidea Smirnov 1908
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Invalid names: Amphibiae Gray 1821 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cystophoridae Gray 1866 [empty], Panotariidae Velez-Juarbe 2017 [empty], Squalodon modesta Leidy 1869 [nomen dubium]
G. †Pteronarctos Barnes 1989
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†Pteronarctos goedertae Barnes 1989
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Invalid names: Pteronarctos piersoni Barnes 1990 [synonym]
G. †Semantor Orlov 1932
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†Semantor macrurus Orlov 1932
Invalid names: Enaliarctidae Tedford 1976 [empty], Phocomorpha [empty], Pinnipediformes Berta 1994 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available