Mirounga

Mirounga leonina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phocoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Grandordo: Ferungulata
Mirordo: Ferae
Cladus: Pan-Carnivora
Cladus: Carnivoramorpha
Cladus: Carnivoraformes
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Cladus: Canoidea
Infraordo: Arctoidea
Parvordo: Mustelida
Cladus: Pan-Pinnipedia
Cladus: Pinnipedimorpha
Cladus: Pinnipediformes
Cladus: Pinnipedia
Superfamilia: Phocoidea

Familia: Phocidae
Subfamilia: Monachinae
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
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