Mirounga

Mirounga leonina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phocoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pancarnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Infraordo: Arctoidea Parvordo: Mustelida Cladus: Pan-Pinnipedia Cladus: Pinnipedimorpha Cladus: Pinnipediformes Cladus: Pinnipedia Superfamilia: Phocoidea

Familia: Phocidae
Genus: Mirounga
Species (2): M. angustirostris – M. leonina

Name

Mirounga Gray, 1827: 179

• Type species: Phoca proboscidea Péron, 1816, by subsequent designation.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1827. A synopsis of the species of the class Mammalia. Pp. 1–296 In Griffith, E. (ed.). The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed. Volume the Fitfh. Geo. B. Whittaker: London. 392 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

العربية: فيل البحر
беларуская: Марскія сланы
Deutsch: See-Elefanten
Ελληνικά: Θαλάσσιος Ελέφαντας
English: Elephant seal
español: Elefante marino
suomi: Merinorsut
français: Éléphant de mer
magyar: Elefántfóka
italiano: Elefante marino
日本語: ゾウアザラシ属
Nederlands: Zeeolifant
polski: Słoń morski
português: Elefante marinho
русский: Морской слон
svenska: Sjöelefanter