Published December 31, 1993 | Version v1
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Halichoerus Nilsson 1820

Description

Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820. Skand. Faun. Dagg. Djur., 1:376.

TYPE SPECIES: Halichoerus griseus Nilsson, 1820 (= Phoca grypus Fabricius, 1791).

COMMENTS: Mohr (1952) described successful mating in captivity between Phoca hispida and Halichoerus grypus.

Notes

Published as part of W. Christopher Wozencraft, 1993, Order Carnivora, pp. 279-348 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 329, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7359191

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Biodiversity

Family
Phocidae
Genus
Halichoerus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Carnivora
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Nilsson
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820 sec. Wozencraft, 1993

References

  • Mohr, E. 1952. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Mahnenrobben. Zoologische Garten, 19: 98 - 112.