MSBIAS taxon details
Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777)
159019 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159019)
accepted
Species
Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777) Erxleben, J. C. P. (1777). Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates : cvm synonymia et historia animalivm : Classis I. Mammalia. 636pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872789
page(s): 588 [details]
page(s): 588 [details]
MSBIAS (2026). Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159019 on 2026-05-05
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159019 on 2026-05-05
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(of Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777) Erxleben, J. C. P. (1777). Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates : cvm synonymia et historia animalivm : Classis I. Mammalia. 636pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872789
page(s): 588 [details]
basis of record Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (1993). Mammal species of the world. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> , available online at http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/msw/ [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source UNEP-WCMC. 16 February, 2004. Marine Mammals, available online at http://valhalla.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/marine_mammals/taxonomy/ [details]
additional source Waring, G.T., J.M. Quintal and C.P. Fairfield (eds.). 2002. U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico marine mammal dtock assessments, 2002. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS- NE- 169. 318 p. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 588 [details]
basis of record Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (1993). Mammal species of the world. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> , available online at http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/msw/ [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source UNEP-WCMC. 16 February, 2004. Marine Mammals, available online at http://valhalla.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/marine_mammals/taxonomy/ [details]
additional source Waring, G.T., J.M. Quintal and C.P. Fairfield (eds.). 2002. U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico marine mammal dtock assessments, 2002. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS- NE- 169. 318 p. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | harp seal | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Barcode of Life (57 barcodes) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (412 publications) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phoca groenlandica) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To FAO Species fact sheets (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To GenBank (164 nucleotides; 810 proteins) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To GenBank (164 nucleotides; 810 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 572960 Pagophilus groenlandicus)
To PESI (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (57 barcodes) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (412 publications) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phoca groenlandica) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To FAO Species fact sheets (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To GenBank (164 nucleotides; 810 proteins) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To GenBank (164 nucleotides; 810 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 572960 Pagophilus groenlandicus)
To PESI (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
