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Phocidae Gray, 1821

104711  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104711)

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  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Carnivora (Order)
  10. Phocidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Acrophoca de Muizon, 1981 †
  2. Genus Afrophoca Koretsky & Domning, 2014 †
  3. Genus Aivukus Repenning & Tedford, 1977 †
  4. Genus Alachtherium Du Bus, 1867 †
  5. Genus Auroraphoca Dewaele, Peredo, Meyvisch & Louwye, 2018 †
  6. Genus Batavipusa Koretsky & Peters, 2008 †
  7. Genus Callophoca Van Beneden, 1876 †
  8. Genus Cryptophoca Koretsky & Ray, 1994 †
  9. Genus Cystophora Nilsson, 1820
  10. Genus Devinophoca Koretsky & Holec, 2002 †
  11. Genus Eomonachus Rule, Adams, Marx, Evans, Tennyson, Scofield & Fitzgerald, 2020 †
  12. Genus Erignathus Gill, 1866
  13. Genus Frisiphoca Dewaele, Lambert & Louwye, 2018 †
  14. Genus Gryphoca Van Beneden, 1876 †
  15. Genus Hadrokirus Amson & de Muizon, 2014 †
  16. Genus Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
  17. Genus Histriophoca Gill, 1873
  18. Genus Homiphoca de Muizon & Hendey, 1980 †
  19. Genus Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  20. Genus Imagotaria Mitchell, 1968 †
  21. Genus Kamtschatarctos Dubrovo, 1981 †
  22. Genus Kawas Cozzuol, 2001 †
  23. Genus Leptonychotes Gill, 1872
  24. Genus Leptophoca True, 1906 †
  25. Genus Lobodon Gray, 1844
  26. Genus Magnotherium Rahmat, Hafed, Godfrey, Nance & Koretsky, 2022 †
  27. Genus Magophoca Dewaele & de Muizon, 2024 †
  28. Genus Mesotaria Van Beneden, 1876 †
  29. Genus Messiphoca de Muzon, 1981 †
  30. Genus Miophoca Zapfe, 1937 †
  31. Genus Mirounga Gray, 1827
  32. Genus Monachopsis Kretzoi, 1941 †
  33. Genus Monachus Fleming, 1822
  34. Genus Monotherium Van Beneden, 1876 †
  35. Genus Nanophoca Dewaele, Amson, Lambert & Louwye, 2017 †
  36. Genus Necromites Bogachev, 1940 †
  37. Genus Neomonachus Slater & Helgen, 2014
  38. Genus Neotherium Kellogg, 1931 †
  39. Genus Noriphoca Dewaele, Lambert & Louwye, 2018 †
  40. Genus Ommatophoca Gray, 1844
  41. Genus Oriensarctos Mitchell, 1968 †
  42. Genus Pachyphoca Koretsky & Rahmat, 2013 †
  43. Genus Pagophilus Gray, 1844
  44. Genus Palmidophoca Ginsburg & Janvier, 1976 †
  45. Genus Pelagiarctos Barnes, 1988 †
  46. Genus Phoca Linnaeus, 1758
  47. Genus Phocanella Van Beneden, 1876 †
  48. Genus Piscophoca de Muizon, 1981 †
  49. Genus Planopusa Koretsky & Rahmat, 2021 †
  50. Genus Platyphoca Van Beneden, 1876 †
  51. Genus Pliophoca Tavani, 1942 †
  52. Genus Pontophoca Kretzoi, 1941 †
  53. Genus Praepusa Kretzoi, 1941 †
  54. Genus Pristiphoca Gervais, 1852-53 †
  55. Genus Properiptychus Ameghino, 1897 †
  56. Genus Prophoca Van Beneden, 1876 †
  57. Genus Prorosmarus Berry & Gregory, 1906 †
  58. Genus Prototaria Takeyama & Ozawa, 1984 †
  59. Genus Pusa Scopoli, 1771
  60. Genus Sarcodectes Rule, Adams, Rovinsky, Hocking, Evans & Fitzgerald, 2020 †
  61. Genus Sarmatonectes Koretsky, 2001 †
  62. Genus Terranectes Rahmat, Koretsky, Osborne & Alford, 2017 †
  63. Genus Trichecodon Lankester, 1865 †
  64. Genus Virginiaphoca Dewaele, Peredo, Meyvisch & Louwye, 2018 †
  65. Genus Ambysus Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Phoca Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  66. Genus Arctias Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Phoca Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  67. Genus Properiptychus Ameghino, 1897, nom. nud. † accepted as Properiptychus Ameghino, 1897 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  68. Genus Achterium Van Beneden, 1876 † accepted as Alachtherium Du Bus, 1867 †
  69. Genus Alachterium Van Beneden, 1871 † accepted as Alachtherium Du Bus, 1867 †
  70. Genus Callicephalus Agassiz, 1846 [2] accepted as Phoca Linnaeus, 1758
  71. Genus Callocephalus Wagler, 1830 accepted as Phoca Linnaeus, 1758
  72. Genus Callocephalus Heuglin, 1874 accepted as Histriophoca Gill, 1873
  73. Genus Calocephalus Cuvier, 1826 accepted as Phoca Linnaeus, 1758
  74. Genus Caspiopusa Dybowski, 1929 accepted as Phoca Linnaeus, 1758
  75. Genus Halichaerus Bell, 1836 accepted as Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
  76. Genus Halicherus Lesson, 1842 accepted as Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
  77. Genus Haliphilus Gray, 1866 accepted as Pagophilus Gray, 1844
  78. Genus Halychaerus Brookes, 1828 accepted as Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
  79. Genus Halycherus Lesson, 1842 accepted as Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
  80. Genus Halychoerus Boitard, 1842 accepted as Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
  81. Genus Heliophoca Gray, 1854 accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  82. Genus Leptonyx Gray, 1837 accepted as Leptonychotes Gill, 1872
  83. Genus Macrorhinus Gray, 1825 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  84. Genus Macrorhinus Cuvier, 1826 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  85. Genus Macrorhyna Gill, 1872 † accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  86. Genus Macrorhynus Brookes, 1828 † accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  87. Genus Macrorrhinus Reichenbach, 1842 † accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  88. Genus Mammonachus Herrera, 1899 accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  89. Genus Mirunga Brown, 1832 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  90. Genus Monachius Zittel, 1893 † accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  91. Genus Monatherium Lydekker, 1885 † accepted as Monotherium Van Beneden, 1876 †
  92. Genus Morunga Gray, 1842 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  93. Genus Ogmorhinus Peters, 1875 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  94. Genus Ommatophora Turner, 1848 accepted as Ommatophoca Gray, 1844
  95. Genus Pagomys Gray, 1864 accepted as Pagophilus Gray, 1844
  96. Genus Pagophoca Trouessart, 1904 accepted as Pagophilus Gray, 1844
  97. Genus Palaeophoca Beneden, 1859 †
  98. Genus Pelagias Allen, 1880 † accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  99. Genus Pelagias J.E. Gray, 1837 accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  100. Genus Pelagios Cuvier, 1824 † accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  101. Genus Pelagius Cuvier, 1826 † accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  102. Genus Pelagocyon Gloger, 1841 accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  103. Genus Pelagus McMurtrie, 1834 accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  104. Genus Pelagus Berthold in Latreille, 1827 † accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  105. Genus Physorhinus Gloger, 1841 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  106. Genus Poecilophoca Lydekker in Flower & Lydekker, 1891 accepted as Leptonychotes Gill, 1872
  107. Genus Poleophoca Beneden, 1876 † (Misspelling)
  108. Genus Rhinophoca Wagler, 1830 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  109. Genus Rhinophora Allen, 1880 † accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  110. Genus Rigoon Gistl, 1848 † accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  111. Genus Semmatopis Gloger, 1841 accepted as Cystophora Nilsson, 1820
  112. Genus Stemmatopis Gloger, 1841 accepted as Cystophora Nilsson, 1820
  113. Genus Stemmatops Van der Hoeven, 1855 accepted as Cystophora Nilsson, 1820
  114. Genus Stemmatopus Cuvier, 1826 accepted as Cystophora Nilsson, 1820
  115. Genus Stennorrhynchus Berthold, 1827 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  116. Genus Stenorhinchus Cuvier, 1826 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  117. Genus Stenorhincus McMurtrie in Cuvier, 1834 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  118. Genus Stenorhynchotes Turner, 1888 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  119. Genus Stenorhynchus Lesson, 1827 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  120. Genus Stenorhynchus Gray, 1825 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  121. Genus Stenorhyncus Brookes, 1828 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  122. Genus Paleophoca Beneden, 1859 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  123. Genus Seronectes Hafed, Koretsky, Nance, Koper & Rahmat, 2024 † (uncertain, could not verify zoobank registration)
marine, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2022). Phocidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104711 on 2025-03-24
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2022-04-30 06:00:49Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Eutheria (Infraclass) > Carnivora (Order) > Caniformia (Suborder) > Musteloidea (Superfamily) > Phocidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info True seals. Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Miocene (Middle Miocene)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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