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Phocidae Gray, 1821

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

  1. Biota
  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 Australophoca Valenzuela-Toro, Pyenson, Gutstein & Suárez, 2015 †
  7. Genus Batavipusa Koretsky & Peters, 2008 †
  8. Genus Callophoca Van Beneden, 1876 †
  9. Genus Cryptophoca Koretsky & Ray, 1994 †
  10. Genus Cystophora Nilsson, 1820
  11. Genus Devinophoca Koretsky & Holec, 2002 †
  12. Genus Eomonachus Rule, Adams, Marx, Evans, Tennyson, Scofield & Fitzgerald, 2020 †
  13. Genus Erignathus Gill, 1866
  14. Genus Frisiphoca Dewaele, Lambert & Louwye, 2018 †
  15. Genus Gryphoca Van Beneden, 1876 †
  16. Genus Hadrokirus Amson & de Muizon, 2014 †
  17. Genus Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
  18. Genus Histriophoca Gill, 1873
  19. Genus Homiphoca de Muizon & Hendey, 1980 †
  20. Genus Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  21. Genus Icaphoca Dewaele & de Muizon, 2025 †
  22. Genus Imagotaria Mitchell, 1968 †
  23. Genus Kamtschatarctos Dubrovo, 1981 †
  24. Genus Kawas Cozzuol, 2001 †
  25. Genus Leptonychotes Gill, 1872
  26. Genus Leptophoca True, 1906 †
  27. Genus Lobodon Gray, 1844
  28. Genus Magnotherium Rahmat, Hafed, Godfrey, Nance & Koretsky, 2022 †
  29. Genus Magophoca Dewaele & de Muizon, 2024 †
  30. Genus Mesotaria Van Beneden, 1876 †
  31. Genus Messiphoca de Muzon, 1981 †
  32. Genus Miophoca Zapfe, 1937 †
  33. Genus Mirounga Gray, 1827
  34. Genus Monachopsis Kretzoi, 1941 †
  35. Genus Monachus Fleming, 1822
  36. Genus Monotherium Van Beneden, 1876 †
  37. Genus Nanophoca Dewaele, Amson, Lambert & Louwye, 2017 †
  38. Genus Necromites Bogachev, 1940 †
  39. Genus Neomonachus Slater & Helgen, 2014
  40. Genus Neotherium Kellogg, 1931 †
  41. Genus Noriphoca Dewaele, Lambert & Louwye, 2018 †
  42. Genus Ommatophoca Gray, 1844
  43. Genus Oriensarctos Mitchell, 1968 †
  44. Genus Pachyphoca Koretsky & Rahmat, 2013 †
  45. Genus Pagophilus Gray, 1844
  46. Genus Palmidophoca Ginsburg & Janvier, 1976 †
  47. Genus Paratethyphoca Otriazhyi, Obadă, Kovalchuk, Vasilyan & Gol'din, 2025 †
  48. Genus Pelagiarctos Barnes, 1988 †
  49. Genus Phoca Linnaeus, 1758
  50. Genus Phocanella Van Beneden, 1876 †
  51. Genus Piscophoca de Muizon, 1981 †
  52. Genus Planopusa Koretsky & Rahmat, 2021 †
  53. Genus Platyphoca Van Beneden, 1876 †
  54. Genus Pliophoca Tavani, 1942 †
  55. Genus Pontophoca Kretzoi, 1941 †
  56. Genus Praepusa Kretzoi, 1941 †
  57. Genus Pristiphoca Gervais, 1852-53 †
  58. Genus Properiptychus Ameghino, 1897 †
  59. Genus Prophoca Van Beneden, 1876 †
  60. Genus Prorosmarus Berry & Gregory, 1906 †
  61. Genus Prototaria Takeyama & Ozawa, 1984 †
  62. Genus Pusa Scopoli, 1771
  63. Genus Sarcodectes Rule, Adams, Rovinsky, Hocking, Evans & Fitzgerald, 2020 †
  64. Genus Sarmatonectes Koretsky, 2001 †
  65. Genus Terranectes Rahmat, Koretsky, Osborne & Alford, 2017 †
  66. Genus Trichecodon Lankester, 1865 †
  67. Genus Virginiaphoca Dewaele, Peredo, Meyvisch & Louwye, 2018 †
  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 Ambysus Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Phoca Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  71. Genus Arctias Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Phoca Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  72. Genus Callicephalus Agassiz, 1846 [2] accepted as Phoca Linnaeus, 1758
  73. Genus Callocephalus Wagler, 1830 accepted as Phoca Linnaeus, 1758
  74. Genus Callocephalus Heuglin, 1874 accepted as Histriophoca Gill, 1873
  75. Genus Calocephalus Cuvier, 1826 accepted as Phoca Linnaeus, 1758
  76. Genus Caspiopusa Dybowski, 1929 accepted as Phoca Linnaeus, 1758
  77. Genus Halichaerus Bell, 1836 accepted as Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
  78. Genus Halicherus Lesson, 1842 accepted as Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
  79. Genus Haliphilus Gray, 1866 accepted as Pagophilus Gray, 1844
  80. Genus Halychaerus Brookes, 1828 accepted as Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
  81. Genus Halycherus Lesson, 1842 accepted as Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
  82. Genus Halychoerus Boitard, 1842 accepted as Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
  83. Genus Heliophoca Gray, 1854 accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  84. Genus Leptonyx Gray, 1837 accepted as Leptonychotes Gill, 1872
  85. Genus Macrorhinus Gray, 1825 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  86. Genus Macrorhinus Cuvier, 1826 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  87. Genus Macrorhyna Gill, 1872 † accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  88. Genus Macrorhynus Brookes, 1828 † accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  89. Genus Macrorrhinus Reichenbach, 1842 † accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  90. Genus Mammonachus Herrera, 1899 accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822 (unaccepted > unavailable name, formula name, not acceptable in zoological nomenclature)
  91. Genus Mirunga Brown, 1832 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  92. Genus Monachius Zittel, 1893 † accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  93. Genus Monatherium Lydekker, 1885 † accepted as Monotherium Van Beneden, 1876 †
  94. Genus Morunga Gray, 1842 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  95. Genus Ogmorhinus Peters, 1875 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  96. Genus Ommatophora Turner, 1848 accepted as Ommatophoca Gray, 1844
  97. Genus Pagomys Gray, 1864 accepted as Pagophilus Gray, 1844
  98. Genus Pagophoca Trouessart, 1904 accepted as Pagophilus Gray, 1844
  99. Genus Palaeophoca Beneden, 1859 †
  100. Genus Pelagias Allen, 1880 † accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  101. Genus Pelagias J.E. Gray, 1837 accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  102. Genus Pelagios Cuvier, 1824 † accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  103. Genus Pelagius Cuvier, 1826 † accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  104. Genus Pelagocyon Gloger, 1841 accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  105. Genus Pelagus McMurtrie, 1834 accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  106. Genus Pelagus Berthold, 1827 † accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  107. Genus Physorhinus Gloger, 1841 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  108. Genus Poecilophoca Lydekker in Flower & Lydekker, 1891 accepted as Leptonychotes Gill, 1872
  109. Genus Poleophoca Beneden, 1876 † (Misspelling)
  110. Genus Properiptychus Ameghino, 1897, nom. nud. † accepted as Properiptychus Ameghino, 1897 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  111. Genus Rhinophoca Wagler, 1830 accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  112. Genus Rhinophora Allen, 1880 † accepted as Mirounga Gray, 1827
  113. Genus Rigoon Gistl, 1848 † accepted as Monachus Fleming, 1822
  114. Genus Semmatopis Gloger, 1841 accepted as Cystophora Nilsson, 1820
  115. Genus Stemmatopis Gloger, 1841 accepted as Cystophora Nilsson, 1820
  116. Genus Stemmatops Van der Hoeven, 1855 accepted as Cystophora Nilsson, 1820
  117. Genus Stemmatopus Cuvier, 1826 accepted as Cystophora Nilsson, 1820
  118. Genus Stennorrhynchus Berthold, 1827 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  119. Genus Stenorhinchus Cuvier, 1826 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  120. Genus Stenorhincus McMurtrie in Cuvier, 1834 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  121. Genus Stenorhynchotes Turner, 1888 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  122. Genus Stenorhynchus Lesson, 1827 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  123. Genus Stenorhynchus Gray, 1825 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  124. Genus Stenorhyncus Brookes, 1828 accepted as Hydrurga Gistl, 1848
  125. Genus Paleophoca Beneden, 1859 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  126. 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 2026-03-25
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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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