Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben 1777)

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 : 599

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scientific name	Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben 1777)
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[Phoca] groenlandica Erxleben 1777 , Systema Regni Animalis, Vol. 1: 588.

Type Locality: "in Groenlandia et Newfoundland." .

Vernacular Names: Harp Seal.

Synonyms: Pagophilus albicauda (Desmarest 1822) ; Pagophilus albini (Alessandrini 1851) ; Pagophilus dorsata ( Pallas 1811) ; Pagophilus leucopla (Thienemann 1824) ; Pagophilus oceanica (Lepechin 1778) ; Pagophilus semilunaris ( Boddaert 1785) .

Distribution: N Atlantic and Arctic oceans and coastal regions of Canada (Newfoundland), France (vagrant), Germany (vagrant), Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Russia from E Canada to the White Sea ( Russia), Scotland (vagrant), USA (Virginia - vagrant).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).