Phoca is a genus of true seal, family Phocidae, currently containing two species, the common or harbor seal and the spotted seal. Several species formerly listed under this genus have since been split into the genera Pusa, Pagophilus and Histriophoca, and taxonomic work continues: the spotted seal, once considered a subspecies of the common seal, is now treated as its own species.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Harbor Seal (Wikidata)
Source Spotted seal (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ878742, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Phoca
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Phoca
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Phoca
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Phoca" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 23.04 ... "early_interval": "Aquitanian"
Wikidata: Phoca
Wikidata Q878742, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Harbor Seal (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Harbor Seal, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q878742 (Phoca)View the Source Spotted seal (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Spotted Seal, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q878742 (Phoca)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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