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Monachus Fleming 1822

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Monachus Fleming, 1822. Philos. Zool., 2:187.

TYPE SPECIES: Phoca monachus Hermann, 1779.

COMMENTS: Revised by King (1956). Wyss (1988) suggested that this may be a paraphyletic group.

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 331, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7359191

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Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7359191 (DOI)
Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/BD1F4E51C329747CFFD6FC3FFFE0142F (URL)

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Fleming
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Carnivora
Family
Phocidae
Genus
Monachus
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Monachus Fleming, 1822 sec. Wozencraft, 1993

References

  • King, J. E. 1956. The monk seals genus Monachus. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series, 3 (5): 203 - 256.
  • Wyss, A. R. 1988. On " Retrogression " in the evolution of the Phocinae and phylogenetic affinities of the monk seals. American Museum Novitates, 2924: 1 - 38.