The earless (true) seals: marine carnivores lacking external ear flaps, with hind flippers that cannot rotate forward, making them far less mobile on land than the eared seals but often more efficient swimmers. Phocidae includes the elephant seals, the largest seals of any family.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Phocidae
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