Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot 1842)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 597

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Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot 1842)
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Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot 1842)

[Phoca] carcinophaga Hombron and Jacquinot 1842 , in: Dumont d'Uville, Voy. Pole Sud., Zool., Altas: Mammiferes: pl. 10 [1842], see also vol. 3: Mammiferes et Oiseaux, p. 27 [1853].

Type Locality: "capturé sur les glaces du Pole Sud, entre les îles Sandwich et les îles Powels, à 150 lieues de distance de chacune de ces îles." [Scotia Sea (midway between South Orkney and South Sandwich Isls) (Br. Antarct. Trust Terr.)].

Vernacular Names: Crabeater Seal.

Synonyms: Lobodon serridens (Owen 1843) .

Distribution: Antarctic seas, frequently on pack ice around Antarctic Continent. Vagrant populations: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Falkland Isls, New Zealand, South Africa, Tasmania, Uruguay.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: This species has often been listed incorrectly as L. carcinophagus ( Rice, 1998) .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Phocidae

Genus

Lobodon

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Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron and Jacquinot 1842)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

[Phoca] carcinophaga

Hombron and Jacquinot 1842: pl. 10 [1842], see also vol. 3: Mammiferes et Oiseaux, p. 27 [1853]
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