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Taxonomy
Ursus maritimus was named by Phipps (1774). It is extant.
It was recombined as Thalarctos maritimus by Ewer (1973).
It was recombined as Thalarctos maritimus by Ewer (1973).
Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1774 | Ursus maritimus Phipps |
1776 | Ursus marinus Pallas |
1792 | Ursus polaris Shaw p. 7 |
1825 | Thalarctos polaris Gray |
1964 | Ursus maritimus Kurten p. 5 |
1968 | Ursus maritimus Kurten p. 128 |
1973 | Thalarctos maritimus Ewer |
1980 | Ursus maritimus Kurten and Anderson p. 185 |
1981 | Ursus maritimus DeMaster and Stirling p. 1 |
1999 | Ursus maritimus Waits et al. p. 90 |
2001 | Ursus maritimus Larivière p. 1 |
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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.
Ursus maritimus Phipps 1774 [polar bear]
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Ursus maritimus maritimus Kurten 1964
†Ursus maritimus tyrannus Kurten 1964
Invalid names: Thalarctos polaris Gray 1825 [synonym], Ursus marinus Pallas 1776 [synonym], Ursus polaris Shaw 1792 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available