Cystophora cristata

(Erxleben, 1777)

Hooded Seal

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777. Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates cum synonymia et historia animalium. Classis I. Mammalia. Impensis Weygandianis, Leipzig, 636 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873387

Original name as described

Phoca cristata

Other common names

Bladdernose Seal · Crested Seal

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"Habitat in Groenlandia australiori et Newfoundland" (= S Greenland and Newfoundland).

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Canada · Greenland · Iceland · Norway · Antigua and Barbuda? · Bahamas? · Bermuda? · Denmark? · France? · Germany? · Ireland? · Portugal? · Puerto Rico? · Russia? · Saint Barthélemy? · Spain? · Turks and Caicos Islands? · United Kingdom? · United States?

Subregion distribution

USA(ME?,NH?,MA?,RI?,CT?,NY?,NJ?,DE?,MD?,DC?,VA?,NC?,SC?,GA?,FL?)

Distribution notes

Vagrants seen aslong USA Atlantic coast as far south as Puerto Rico, more common in New England.

Distribution references

Mignucci-Giannoni, A.A. and D.K. Odell. 2001. Tropical and subtropical records of hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) dispel the myth of extant Caribbean monk seals (Monachus tropicalis). Carib. Bull. Mar. Sci., 68:47-58. Harris, D. E., Lelli, B., Jakush, G. and Early, G. 2001. Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) records from the southern Gulf of Maine. Northeastern Naturalist 8: 427-434.

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005911

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Cystophora antillarum

J. E. Gray, 1850

Family

Phocidae

Root name

antillarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1848.7.12.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1355cfc0-e6d3-4b1e-b55e-b6cc62985b67 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2c12bf7d-4e9e-4f22-95ea-810a5431c2c4

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862169

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Phoca cristata

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

cristata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

590

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873387

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:590, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:xxi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Desmarest (1817:580, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044350) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60328)
  5. Godman (1826:336, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67289)
  6. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Phoca dimidiata

(Rüppell, 1842)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

dimidiata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Type

SMF:MAMM:4338

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

134

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45886797

Authority publication

Museum Senckenbergianum

Stemmatopus cristatus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

cristatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

201

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207669

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:201, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:83) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Phoca Cucullata

(P. Boddaert, 1785)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

cucullata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

170

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230134

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

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

Cystophora borealis

Nilsson, 1820

Family

Phocidae

Root name

borealis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

383

Authority publication

Lund

Name usages

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

phoca mitrata

(A. G. Desmarest, 1821)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

mitrata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

241 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524005

Authority publication

Paris

Phoca mitrata

(G. Cuvier, 1823)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

mitrata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

210

Authority publication

Ossemens fossiles

Name usages

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

Cystophora cristata

Billberg, 1827

Family

Phocidae

Root name

cristata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Billberg (1827:31) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  2. Nilsson (1841:326, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9707209) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65304)
  3. Blyth (1863:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  4. True (1885:608, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  8. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  9. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005911) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6204/45225150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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