Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Mammalia > Subclass Theria > Order Carnivora > Suborder Caniformia > Infraorder Pinnipedia > Family Phocidae > Genus Pagophilus

Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pagophilus*	Gray, 1844	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Phoca groenlandica*	Erxleben, 1777	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bokmål (Norwegian): grønlandssel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: grønlandssel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: grønlandssel sources: Syst. Regni Anim., 1:588

Norwegian Nynorsk: grønlandssel sources: Syst. Regni Anim., 1:588

Nynorsk (Norwegian): grønlandssel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: гренландский тюлень sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: grenlandski tjulen sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: foca arpa; foca de Groenlandia sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: grönlandssäl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: Grönland foku

Literature

original description	Erxleben, J.C. P. 1777. Anfangsgründe der Naturlehre and Systema regni animalis. Göttingen.
basis of record	Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder (eds.). 1993. Mammal species of the world. Smithsonian Institution Press.
additional source	Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p.
additional source	Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station.
additional source	UNEP-WCMC. 16 February, 2004. Marine Mammals
additional source	Waring, G.T., J.M. Quintal and C.P. Fairfield (eds.). 2002. U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico marine mammal dtock assessments, 2002. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS- NE- 169. 318 p.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (55 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Berta, A.; Churchill, M. (2014). Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159019