Taxonomy Profile: Phoca vitulina vitulina (Linnaeus 1758)

Phoca vitulina vitulina: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subspecies
Synonym(s):
Phoca vitulina concolor
De Kay 1842
Phoca canina
Pallas 1811
Phoca linnaei
Lesson 1828
Phoca littorea
Thienemann 1824
Phoca thienemannii
Lesson 1828
Phoca scopulicola
Thienemann 1824
Phoca variegata
Nilsson 1820
Common Name(s):
Atlantic harbor seal []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Phoca vitulina vitulina: 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 : Phoca
hair seals |
harbor seals |
Species : Phoca vitulina
Foca común |
phoque commun |
Harbor Seal |
common seal |
Subspecies : Phoca vitulina vitulina
Atlantic harbor seal |
Phoca vitulina vitulina Direct Children(s):
Phoca vitulina vitulina: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Phoca vitulina vitulina
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Phoca vitulina vitulina
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:
Phoca vitulina vitulina
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Phoca vitulina vitulina
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Rice, Dale W.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Special Publications of the Society for Marine Mammals, no. 4
Page(s):
ix + 231
Publisher:
The Society for Marine Mammalogy
Publication Place:
Lawrence, Kansas, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-891276-03-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Phoca vitulina vitulina
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Phoca vitulina vitulina
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:
Phoca vitulina vitulina
Phoca vitulina vitulina: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Phoca vitulina vitulina: Comments