Neophoca cinerea

(Péron, 1816)

Australian Sea Lion

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Voy. Decouv. Terres. Austral., 2, 54

Original name as described

Otaria Cinerea

Other common names

Australian Sealion · Counselor Seal · Hair Seal · White-capped Sea Lion · White-necked Sea Lion

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"N. de l'île Decrès," Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005905

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.

Arctocephalus lobatus

(J. E. Gray, 1828)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

lobata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.3.19.2

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Otaria Cinerea

(Péron, 1816)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

cinerea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

54

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1817:600, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60328)
  2. Lesson (1827:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207674) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Lesson (1842:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Peters (1866:272, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67072)

Arctocephalus williamsi

(McCoy, 1877)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

williamsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMV P12110

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Melbourne

Name usages

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

Otaria Albicollis

(Péron, 1816)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

albicollis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

118

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Desmarest (1817:600, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044372) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60328)
  2. Lesson (1827:207, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Otaria lobata

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

lobata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

276

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052836

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Peters (1866:276, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052836) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67072)

Neophoca cinerea

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Otariidae

Root name

cinerea

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 (1982:285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:97) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005905) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14549/45228341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Arctocephalus fosteri

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

fosteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

106

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Wozencraft (2005:593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Otaria australis

(Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

95; Plates 14–15

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Nilsson (1841:332, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9707215) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65304)
  2. Lesson (1842:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Arctocephalus forsteri

(Wood Jones, 1922)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

forsteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

193

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35317374

Authority publication

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia

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