UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO)

URMO taxon details

Phocidae Gray, 1821

AphiaID

136976 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136976)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Pinnipedia

Direct children (14)

Ordering

Alphabetically
By status

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Genus Cystophora Nilsson, 1820
Genus Erignathus Gill, 1866
Genus Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820
Genus Histriophoca Gill, 1873
Genus Hydrurga (Blainville, 1820)
Genus Leptonychotes Gill, 1872
Genus Lobodon (Hombrot & Jacquinot, 1842)
Genus Mirounga Gray, 1827
Genus Monachus Fleming, 1822
Genus Neomonachus Slater & Helgen, 2014
Genus Ommatophoca Gray, 1844
Genus Pagophilus Gray, 1844
Genus Phoca Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Pusa Scopoli, 1771

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

URMO (2021). Phocidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136976 on 2025-09-11

Thematic species database citation

Land J. van der (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). Phocidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136976 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2005-03-29 08:12:19Z

changed

Claus, Simon

2010-05-20 10:05:06Z

changed

Churchill, Morgan

2010-05-20 10:09:49Z

checked

Berta, Annalisa

[taxonomic tree] [list species]

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species identification guide. FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To ITIS

Unreviewed

Phocidae