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Arctocephalus (Southern Fur Seals)

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Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Scientific Name Arctocephalus
Taxonomic Rank Genus
Original Description É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and F. Cuvier, 1826Peters, 1866
Scientific Synonyms (since 1950)
Common Name
Southern Fur Seals
All Common Names English: southern fur seals
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Mammalia
        Subclass: Theria
          Infraclass: Eutheria
            Order: Carnivora
              Suborder: Caniformia
                Family: Otariidae
Taxonomic Children Species: Arctocephalus australis
Species: Arctocephalus forsteri
Species: Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Species: Arctocephalus gazella
Species: Arctocephalus philippii
Species: Arctocephalus pusillus
Species: Arctocephalus townsendi
Species: Arctocephalus tropicalis
Taxonomic # 180628
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Map of OBIS-SEAMAP Data Points

Existing observations across multiple datasets within OBIS-SEAMAP are indicated with red points.
Species distributions (pink background polygon if present) were digitized by Kristin Kaschner as part of the Sea Around Us Project predominantly from Jefferson et al (1993).

Reference
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood, and M.A. Webber. 1993. FAO species identification guide. Marine mammals of the world. Rome, FAO. 1993.320. p. 587 figs.

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