Histriophoca fasciata

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1783)

Ribbon Seal

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 3, 277

Original name as described

Phoca fasciata

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"Wohnt um die Kurilischen Inseln" (= Russia, Kuril Islands).

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Japan · Russia · United States?

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,CA?)

Distribution references

Roest, A. I. 1964. A ribbon seal from California. Journal of Mammalogy 45: 416-420.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005914

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.

Phoca fasciata

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1783)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

fasciata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

277

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Lesson (1827:205, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207673) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. True (1885:607, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Histriophoca fasciata

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Phocidae

Root name

fasciata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2014:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41670) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41670) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41670/45230946) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Phoca equestris

(Pallas, 1811)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

equestris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29114044

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

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

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