Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Class Mammalia > Subclass Eutheria > Order Carnivora > Suborder Caniformia > Infraorder Pinnipedia > Family Phocidae

Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)

Literature

basis of record

van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376

additional source

Jefferson, T.A.; Leatherwood, S.; Webber, M.A. (1993). Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species identification guide. FAO: Rome, Italy. ISBN 92-5-103292-0. VIII, 320 pp.

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137008

Prof. Dr. Wieslaw Bogdanowicz. Halichoerus Nilsson, 1820. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/f775b8e2-18b7-47e0-8940-3f2307af19f0

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137008
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:305342

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2010-05-20 by Prof. Dr. Wieslaw Bogdanowicz & by Annalisa Berta

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