Zalophus californianus

(Lesson, 1828)

California Sea Lion

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lesson, R.P. 1828-01. Phoque. _Phoca._ Mam. Pp. 400–426 in Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.-B. (eds.). Dictionnaire classique d'Histoire naturelle. Tome treizième. PAN-PIV. Rey et Gravier, Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle, 648 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24378053

Original name as described

Otaria californiana

Other common names

California Sealion · Californian Sea Lion

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"les rochers dans le voisinage de la baie San-Francisco" (= San Francisco Bay), California, United States.

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Mexico · United States · Canada · Costa Rica · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,CA,OR,WA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005908

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.

Otaria californiana

(Lesson, 1828)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

californianus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

420

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24378053

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Otaria gillespii

(MacBain, 1858)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

gillespii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UEAM P.EU.ca 1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

422

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42250330

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Otaria Gilliespii

(W. C. H. Peters, 1866)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

gilliespii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

275

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052835

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

Peters (1866:275, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39052835) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67072)

Zalophus californianus

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Otariidae

Root name

californianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

607

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306401

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:607, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Bailey (1936:332, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806263) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:531) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005908) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41666/45230310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Zalophus californicus

Schmidly, R. D. Bradley, Yancey, & L. C. Bradley, 2024

Family

Otariidae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

56

Authority publication

Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University

Name usages

Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)

Zalophus Gilliespii

Gill, 1866

Family

Otariidae

Root name

gilliespii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33204510

Authority publication

Communications of the Essex Institute

Arctocephalus Gilliespii

(J. E. Gray, 1866)

Family

Otariidae

Root name

gilliespii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9729800

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

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