Arctocephalus tropicalis

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Subantarctic Fur Seal

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Phocoidea
Family : Otariidae
Genus : Arctocephalus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1872-11. On the Sea-bear of New Zealand (_Arctocephalus cinereus_) and the North-Australian Sea-bear (_Gypsophoca tropicalis_). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872(2):653-662.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28612107

Original name as described

Gypsophoca tropicalis

Other common names

Amsterdam Island Fur Seal

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1853.10.22.1, BMNH:Mamm:1853.10.22.2, BMNH:Mamm:1853.10.22.3

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6b26adb6-87b3-4941-923d-25c872904c6b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aed94930-b86c-401e-8c79-0a740beef2e8 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c8f421ed-642f-433b-aa5a-1e58324bf535

Type locality

"North coast of Australia." Restricted by J. E. King in 1959 to "‘Australasian sea' …to include the islands of St. Paul and Amsterdam as these are the islands nearest to Australia."

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Saint Helena · Prince Edward Islands · Angola · Antarctica · Argentina · Australia · Brazil · Chile · Comoros · French Southern and Antarctic Lands · Madagascar · Mauritius · Mozambique · Namibia · New Zealand · South Africa · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Taxonomy notes

has been moved to Arctophoca by a number of molecular studies using mtDNA, which found that Arctocephalus pusillus was not related to other members of the genus, but the paraphyly presented in earlier studies is likely a result of mitonuclear discordance and the genus Arctocephalus is now retained following recent studies using nuclear and mitochondrial markers

Taxonomy notes citation

Berta, A., & Churchill, M. (2012). Pinniped taxonomy: review of currently recognized species and subspecies, and evidence used for their description. Mammal Review, 42(3), 207-234. · Lopes, F., Oliveira, L. R., Kessler, A., Beux, Y., Crespo, E., Cárdenas-Alayza, S., ... & Bonatto, S. L. (2021). Phylogenomic Discordance in the Eared Seals is best explained by Incomplete Lineage Sorting following Explosive Radiation in the Southern Hemisphere. Systematic Biology, 70(4), 786-802.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005902

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Gypsophoca tropicalis

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

tropicalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1853.10.22.1, BMNH:Mamm:1853.10.22.2, BMNH:Mamm:1853.10.22.3

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6b26adb6-87b3-4941-923d-25c872904c6b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aed94930-b86c-401e-8c79-0a740beef2e8 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c8f421ed-642f-433b-aa5a-1e58324bf535

Authority page

659

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28612107

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Otaria (Arctophoca) elegans

(W. C. H. Peters, 1876)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

316

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35329673

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Gypsophoca subtropicalis

(J. E. Gray, 1873)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

subtropicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

143

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504344

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1873:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67205)

Arctocephalus tropicalis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Otariidae

Root name

tropicalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

106

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:284, 285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2062/45224547) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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