Erignathus barbatus

(Erxleben, 1777)

Bearded Seal

Taxonomy

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

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 barbata

Other common names

Squareflipper · Atlantic Bearded Seal · Pacific Bearded Seal

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"ad Scotiam atque Groelandiam australiorem, vulgaris circa Islandiam" (= North Atlantic Ocean, South Greenland).

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Canada · Greenland · Iceland · Russia · Norway · United States · China · France · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Portugal · Spain · United Kingdom

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,MA?)

Distribution references

Katherine A. Sardi, & Constance Merigo. (2006). Erignathus barbatus (Bearded Seal) Vagrant in Massachusetts. Northeastern Naturalist, 13(1), 39–42.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005912

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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.

Phoca barbata

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

barbatus

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. Godman (1826:342, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67289)
  5. Billberg (1827:30) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  6. Nilsson (1841:316, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9707199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65304)
  7. Blyth (1863:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Phoca nautica

(Pallas, 1811)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

nauticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29114041

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Phoca lakhtak

(A. G. Desmarest, 1817)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

lakhtak

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

588

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044360

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Desmarest (1817:588, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60328)

Erignathus barbatus

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Phocidae

Root name

barbatus

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. Corbet & Hill (1980:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:534) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:429) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005912) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8010/45225428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Erignathus barbatus barbatus

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Phocidae

Root name

barbatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)

Erignathus barbatus nautica

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Phocidae

Root name

nautica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:430) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Erignathus barbatus nauticus

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2014

Family

Phocidae

Root name

nauticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

175

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:175) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)

Phoca leporina

(Lepechin, 1778)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

leporinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10124963

Authority publication

Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Desmarest (1817:581, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18044351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60328)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Phoca albigena

(Pallas, 1811)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

albigena

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29114042

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

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

Calocephalus barbatus

(F. Cuvier, 1826)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

barbatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

547

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25305780

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:198, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207666) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Calocephalus leporinus

(F. Cuvier, 1826)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

leporinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

545

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25305778

Authority publication

Strasbourg

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:197, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1842:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Lesson (1842:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Phoca Lepechenii

(Lesson, 1828)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

lepechenii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

415

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24378048

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

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

Phoca Parsonsii

(Lesson, 1828)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

parsonsii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

414

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24378047

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

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

Phoca naurica

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

naurica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15945467

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

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