Pusa caspica

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Caspian Seal

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gmelin, J.F. 1788-07-25. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Georg Emanuel Beer, Leipzig, 500 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751284

Original name as described

Phoca vitulina δ. caspica

Type material

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"in mari, praesertim septentrionali, etiam Pacifico et Caspico [= Caspian Sea]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Azerbaijan · Iran · Kazakhstan · Russia · Turkmenistan

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005927

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 vitulina δ. caspica

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

caspica

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751284

Authority publication

Leipzig

Phoca Caspica

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Phocidae

Root name

caspica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080920) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Nilsson (1841:312, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9707195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65304)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Pusa caspica

Wozencraft, 2005

Family

Phocidae

Root name

caspica

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 (2014:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67175)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41669) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41669/45230700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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