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Arctocephalus falklandicus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Otariidae

Taxonomy
Phoca falklandica was named by Shaw (1800) [The date of 1800 is made up, as I can't find the real date (MDU).]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Arctocephalus falklandica by Gray (1866); it was recombined as Arctocephalus falklandicus by Gray (1850), Gray (1871), Scott (1873).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1800Phoca falklandica Shaw
1850Arctocephalus falklandicus Gray p. 42
1859Arctocephalus nigriscens Gray
1866Arctocephalus nigriscens Gray p. 52
1866Arctocephalus falklandica Gray p. 55
1871Arctocephalus nigriscens Gray p. 20
1871Arctocephalus falklandicus Gray p. 25
1873Arctocephalus falklandicus Scott p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
PanpinnipediaWolsan et al. 2020
Pinnipedimorpha
Pinnipedia()
superfamilyOtarioidea
familyOtariidae()
genusArctocephalus
speciesfalklandicus(Shaw 1800)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Arctocephalus nigriscens Gray 1859 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteuc
Ontogeny: modification of partsuc
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousuc
Diet: piscivoret
Reproduction: viviparousuc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: t = tribe, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Gingerich 2003, Carreño and Cronin 1993
Collections
No collection or age range data are available