Classification of the family Pinnipedia

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]
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. 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. †Valenictus Mitchell 1961
Invalid names: Odobenina McKenna and Bell 1997 [empty]
G. †Ontocetus Leidy 1859
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†Ontocetus emmonsi Leidy 1859
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Invalid names: Alachtherium africanum Geraads 1997 [synonym], Alachtherium antverpiensis Rutten 1907 [synonym], Alachtherium cretsii Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Prorosmarus alleni Berry and Gregory 1906 [synonym], Trichecodon huxleyi Lankester 1865 [synonym]
Invalid names: Alachtherium Du Bus 1867 [synonym], Prorosmarus Berry and Gregory 1906 [synonym], Trichecodon Lankester 1865 [synonym], Trichecodon koninckii Van Beneden 1871 [nomen dubium]
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]
Fm. Otariidae Gray 1825 [eared seal]
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G. Arctocephalus Cuvier 1826 [fur seal]
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Subg. Arctocephalus (Callotaria) Palmer 1892
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Arctocephalus australis Zimmerman 1783 [South American fur seal]
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Invalid names: Arctophoca tropicalis Gray 1872 [synonym]
Arctocephalus doriferus Wood Jones 1925
†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]
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
Superfm. Phocoidea Smirnov 1908
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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. †Auroraphoca Dewaele et al. 2018
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†Auroraphoca atlantica Dewaele et al. 2018
G. †Australophoca Valenzuela-Toro et al. 2016
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†Australophoca changorum Valenzuela-Toro et al. 2016
G. †Callophoca Van Beneden 1876
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Invalid names: Callophoca obscura Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium]
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]
†Lobodon vetus Leidy 1853
Invalid names: Leptorhynchus Gray 1844 [synonym], Ogmorhinus Turner 1888 [synonym]
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]
Morunga elephantina Molina 1782
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. 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. †Palmidophoca Ginsburg and Janvier 1975
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†Palmidophoca callirhoe Ginsburg and Janvier 1975
Invalid names: Palmidophoca chrysar Ginsburg and Janvier 1999 [nomen dubium]
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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†Pontophoca jutlandica Koretsky et al. 2014
†Pontophoca sarmatica Alekseev 1924
†Pontophoca simionescui Kretzoi 1941
G. †Sarcodectes Rule et al. 2020
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†Sarcodectes magnus Rule et al. 2020
G. †Seronectes Hafed et al. 2024
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†Seronectes meherrinensis Hafed et al. 2024
G. †Virginiaphoca Dewaele et al. 2018
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†Virginiaphoca magurai Dewaele et al. 2018
Invalid names: Lobodontini Gray 1869 [empty], Mesotaria Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Miroungini Muizon 1981 [empty], Monotherium wymani Leidy 1854 [invalid subgroup], Paleophoca nystii Van Beneden 1859 [nomen dubium], Pristiphoca Gervais 1853 [nomen nudum], Pristiphoca occitana Gervais and de Serres 1847 [nomen nudum], Terranectes Rahmat et al. 2017 [nomen dubium], Terranectes magnus Rahmat et al. 2017 [nomen dubium], Terranectes parvus Rahmat et al. 2017 [nomen dubium]
G. †Monotherium Van Beneden 1876
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†Monotherium delognii Vanden Broeck 1874
Subfm. Phocinae Gray 1821 [seal]
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G. †Batavipusa Koretsky and Peters 2008
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†Batavipusa neerlandica Koretsky and Peters 2008
G. †Cryptophoca Koretsky and Ray 1994
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†Cryptophoca maeotica Nordmann 1860
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Invalid names: Monotherium maeotica Koretsky 2001 [synonym]
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]
Tr. Cystophorini Gray 1866
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G. †Pachyphoca Koretsky and Rahmat 2013
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. †Frisiphoca Dewaele et al. 2018
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†Frisiphoca aberratum Vanden Broeck 1874
†Frisiphoca affine Vanden Broeck 1874
G. †Gryphoca Van Beneden 1876
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†Gryphoca nordica Koretsky et al. 2014
†Gryphoca similis Van Beneden 1876
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. †Monachopsis Kretzoi 1941
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†Monachopsis pontica Eichwald 1850
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 moori Newton 1890
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]
G. †Phocanella Van Beneden 1876
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†Phocanella pumila Van Beneden 1876
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Invalid names: Phocanella minor Van Beneden 1876 [synonym]
Invalid names: Phoca (Phocanella) straeleni Friant 1944 [nomen dubium], Phocanella couffoni Friant 1947 [nomen dubium]
Tr. Phocini Gray 1821
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Subtr. Phocina Gray 1825
Invalid names: Histriophocina Koretsky 2001 [empty], Phocinina Koretsky 2001 [empty]
G. †Platyphoca Van Beneden 1876
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†Platyphoca danica Koretsky et al. 2014
†Platyphoca vulgaris Van Beneden 1876
G. †Praepusa Kretzoi 1941
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†Praepusa boeska Koretsky et al. 2015
†Praepusa magyaricus Koretsky 2003
†Praepusa pannonica Kretzoi 1941
†Praepusa tarchankutica Antoniuk and Koretsky 1984
†Praepusa vindobonensis Toula 1897
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Invalid names: Phoca holitschensis Bruhl 1860 [synonym], Phoca viennensis Blainville 1864 [synonym]
G. †Prophoca Van Beneden 1876
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†Prophoca rousseaui Van Beneden 1876
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
G. †Sarmatonectes Koretsky 2001
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†Sarmatonectes sintsovi Koretsky 2001
Invalid names: Erignathini Chapski 1955 [empty], Leptophoca amphiatlantica Koretsky et al. 2012 [nomen dubium]
G. †Properiptychus Ameghino 1897
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†Properiptychus argentinus Ameghino 1893
Invalid names: Cystophorinae Gray 1866 [empty], Halichoerina Gray 1871 [empty], Manatus maeoticus Eichwald 1850 [invalid subgroup], Miophoca Zapfe 1937 [nomen dubium], Miophoca vetusta Zapfe 1937 [nomen dubium], Monachina Gray 1871 [empty], Ogmorhininae Turner 1888 [empty], Phoca ambigua Staring 1860 [invalid subgroup], Phoca bessarabica Simonescu 1925 [invalid subgroup], Phoca novorossica Alekseev 1924 [invalid subgroup], Stenorhynchina Gray 1825 [empty]
Invalid names: Amphibiae Gray 1821 [synonym]
Invalid names: Panotariidae Velez-Juarbe 2017 [empty], Squalodon modesta Leidy 1869 [nomen dubium]