Taxonomy Profile: Neomonachus tropicalis (Gray 1850)

Neomonachus tropicalis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Monachus tropicalis
Gray 1850
Phoca tropicalis
Gray 1850
Common Name(s):
Caribbean monk seal []
West Indian monk seal []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Neomonachus tropicalis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Carnivora
carnivores |
cachorro do mato |
carnívoro |
gato do mato |
lontra |
carnivores |
Suborder : Caniformia
dog-like carnivores |
Family : Phocidae
earless seals |
true seals |
Genus : Neomonachus
Species : Neomonachus tropicalis
Caribbean monk seal |
West Indian monk seal |
Neomonachus tropicalis Direct Children(s):
Neomonachus tropicalis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
List of Marine Mammal Species and Subspecies
Acquired:
2019-04-16
Notes:
Committee on Taxonomy. 2018. List of marine mammal species and subspecies. Society for Marine Mammalogy, www.marinemammalscience.org, consulted on 8 October 2019
Reference for:
Neomonachus tropicalis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Würsig, Bernd, J. G. M. Thewissen, and Kit M. Kovacs, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2018-01-01 / 2018-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, 3rd edition
Page(s):
xxxi + 1157
Publisher:
Elsevier
Publication Place:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
978-0-12-8043271/
Notes:
Reference for:
Neomonachus tropicalis
Neomonachus tropicalis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Native
Neomonachus tropicalis: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Extinct since 1952 (Kenyon, 1977; Rice, 1998)