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Phoca vitulina

Phoca vitulina, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Carnivora
Subordo: Caniformia
Familia: Phocidae
Genus: Phoca
Species: P. vitulina
Subspecies: P. v. concolor - P. v. mellonae - P. v. richardsi - P. v. stejnergeri - - P. v. vitulina

Name

Phoca vitulina, Linnaeus 1758

Type Locality: Baltic Sea

Phoca vitulina, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Reference

* Phoca vitulina on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Phoca vitulina Report on ITIS

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Česky: Tuleň obecný
Dansk: Spættet sæl
Deutsch: Seehund
English: Common Seal, Harbor Seal
Español: Foca común
Français: Phoque commun
日本語: ゼニガタアザラシ
Nederlands: Zeehond
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Steinkobbe
Svenska: Knubbsäl

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