Phoca proboscidea Péron in Péron & Freycinet, 1816. pl. 32 from Lesueur & Petit 1807.
COMMON NAME. — Elephant Seal.
CURRENT NAME. — Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758).
See Jackson & Groves (2015: 302) and Stewart (2014: 171).
COLLECTOR/S. — No data. Observed by Péron (Girard 1856: 98). COLLECTION LOCALITY. — King Island, Tasmania. King Island according toPéron (1804a).
COLLECTION DATE. — Between 8 and 27 December 1802.
SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — No data.
ILLUSTRATIONS. — Illustrated by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur – Muséum d’Histoire naturelle du Havre, Inv. no. 80001 (Fig. 172; three live animals) (Fornasiero et al. 2016: 131), Inv 80007 (Fig. 173; three live animals; engraving from Jacques Milbert from a drawing by Lesueur) (Fornasiero et al. 2016: 131), Inv. no. 80002 and 80003 (Figs 174; 175; sketch of one live animal) (Fornasiero et al. 2016: 131), Inv. no. 80004, 80005 and 80006 (Figs 176-178; two live animals) (Fornasiero et al. 2016: 100)