Phoca vitulina richardii
(Redirected from Halicyon richardii)
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Phocidae
Genus: Phoca
Species: Phoca vitulina
Subspecies: Phoca vitulina richardii
Name
editPhoca vitulina richardii (Gray, 1864)
Type locality: Canada, Vancouver, Fraser's River.
Holotype: BMNH? - tbc.
Synonymy
edit- Halicyon richardii (protonym)
- Phoca richardii geronimensis J. A. Allen, 1902
References
edit- Gray, J. E. 1864. Notes on seals (Phocidae), including the description of a new seal (Halicyon richardii) from the west coast of North America. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 28.
- Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 16 (34): 495.
- Phoca vitulina richardii in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Eastern Pacific Harbour Seal