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Phoca Linnaeus, 1758

Phoca Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (10)1: 37, TS: Phoca vitulina Linnaeus
Callocephalus
Halicyon
Haliphilus
Pagogmys
Pusa Scopoli, 1777; Introductio ad historiam naturalem ..., 490, TS: Phoca foetida Fabricius

Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758

Iceland, Eurpean coasts (N.Portugal - Arctic Norway), N.Pacific coasts (Shantung, S.Japan - Bering Straits), Alaska coasts, Aleutian Islands - California, W.Atlantic (New York - Ellesmere Island, Hudson Bay). See [About maps] Kirjohylje Common seal
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (edn. 10) 1: 38, TL: Gulf of Bothnia
variegata
canina
linnaei
littorea
scopulicola
thienemanni; (Iceland)
vitulina stejnegeri Allen, 1902; (Pacific coast)
Phoca ochotensis kurilensis Inukai, 1942; , TL: S. Kurile Islands
Phoca insularis Belkin, 1964; , TL: Cape Dokuchaeva, Iturup Island, Kuriles
Phoca concolor De Kay, 1842; Zoology of New Your, ... 1: pt. 1 (Mammalia), 53, TL: Long Island Sound, near Sands Point, Nassau Co., N.Y.
Phoca vitulina mellonae Doutt, 1942; Ann. Carnegie Mus., 29: 111, TL: Lower Seal Lake, Quebec, c. 90 miles east of Richmond Gulf, Hudson Bay, 56°30'N, 74°30'W
Halicyon richardii Gray, 1864; Proc. Zool. Soc. Londong 1864: pt. 1, 28, TL: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Phoca richardii geronimensis J. A. Allan, 1902; Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 16: 495, TL: San Gerónimo Island, Baja California,México
?richardsi

800x545 (~116Kb) La Jolla Beach, San Diego, October 1998, Photo © Ralf Schmode

800x539 (~125Kb) La Jolla Beach, San Diego, October 1998, Photo © Ralf Schmode

800x520 (~185Kb) La Jolla Beach, San Diego, October 1998, Photo © Ralf Schmode

Phoca largha Pallas, 1811

NW.Pacific coasts (N.China - Bering Straits). See [About maps] Larga Seal
Phoca largha Pallas, 1811; Zoogr. Rosso-Asiat., 1: 113, TL: E. Kamchatka
chorisii
macrodens
mummularis; (part)
pallasi
petersi
Phoca tigrina Lesson, 1827; (Kamchatka)

Phoca hispida Schreber, 1775

Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, Okhotsk Seas, Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Finland, Lake Saimaa, Lake Ladoga Norppa Ringed Seal
Phoca hispida Schreber, 1775; Die Säugthiere ..., Theil 3 (Heft 13): pl 86, TL: Coasts of Greenland and Labrador
anellata
birulai
Phoca foetida Fabricius
pomororum; (Novaya Zemblya)
pygmaera
rochmistrovi
hispida botnica Gmelin, 1788
ladogensis; (L. Ladoga)
octonata
hispida ochotensis Pallas, 1811; , TL: Sea of Okhotsk, E. Siberia
gichigensis
mummularis; (Japan)
hispida krascheninikovi Naumov & Smirnov, 1935; , TL: Bering Sea
Phoca hispida beaufortiana Anderson, 1943; Ann. Rep. Provancher Soc. Nat. Hist., Quebec, 1942: 25, TL: Cockburn Point, Dolphin and Union Strait, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada, (68°55'29''N, c. 115°10'W)
Phoca hispida soperi Anderson, 1942; Ann. Rep. Provancher Soc. Nat. Hist., Quebec, 1942: 27, TL: Near mouth of Takuirbing River, at eastern end of Nettilling Lake about 85 feet above sea level, Baffin Island, District of Franklin, Northwest Territories, Canada, (66°16'N, 74°33'36''W)

P. h. saimensis Nordq.

Lake Saimaa Saimaannorppa Saimaa Ringed Seal

Is included in Phoca hispida botnica, but listed separately here anyways. -- msa

22.10.2001 (5)

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Additional information sources:

• Nisäkäshavaintojen kerääjät Suomessa; (in Finnish only, various contacts for mammals observations within Finland)

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.