Genus Arctocephalus Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1826
- Arctocephalus Geoffroy [Saint-Hilaire], É. & Cuvier, G.L.C.F.D. 1826. Phoques. Vol. 39 in, Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Strasbourg & Paris (1816–1830). 540-590 pp. [publication date established from Scheffer, V.B. 1958. Seals, Sea Lions and Walruses. A review of the Pinnipedia. Stanford : Stanford Univ. Press x 179 pp. 32 pls] [553].
Type species:
Phoca antarctica Thunberg, 1811 by original designation, see Allen, J.A. 1905. The Mammalia of southern Patagonia. Report of the Princeton University Expedition to Patagonia, 1896–1899 Zool. 3: 1-210 pls i-xxix (as Arctocephelus ursinus). - Halarctus Gill, T. 1866. Prodrome of a monograph of the pinnipedes. Proceedings of the Essex Institute Salem 5: 3-13 [7].
Type species:
Phoca antarctica Thunberg, 1811 by original designation (as Arctocephalus delalandi Gray).Secondary source:
Allen, J.A. 1905. The Mammalia of southern Patagonia. Report of the Princeton University Expedition to Patagonia, 1896–1899 Zool. 3: 1-210 pls i-xxix. - Arctophoca Peters, W.C.H. 1866. Über die Ohrenrobben (Seelöwen und Seebaren). Otariae, insbesondere über die in den Sammlungen zu Berlin benfindlichen Arten. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866: 261-281 4 pls [276].
Type species:
Otaria (Arctophoca) philippii Peters, 1866 by original designation.Secondary source:
Allen, J.A. 1905. The Mammalia of southern Patagonia. Report of the Princeton University Expedition to Patagonia, 1896–1899 Zool. 3: 1-210 pls i-xxix. - Gypsophoca Gray, J.E. 1866. Notes on the skulls of sea-bears and sea-lions (Otariadae) in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 18: 228-237 [publication date established from Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Mem. Aust. Mus. 6: i–xii 1–122] [236] [junior homonym of Otaria cinerea Péron, 1816].
Type species:
Otaria cinerea Gray, 1866 (=Otaria forsteri Lesson, 1829) by subsequent designation, see Gray, J.E. 1869. Additional notes on Sea-Bears (Otariadae). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 4: 264-270 [269]. - Euotaria Gray, J.E. 1866. Notes on the skulls of sea-bears and sea-lions (Otariadae) in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 18: 228-237 [publication date established from Iredale, T. & Troughton, E. le G. 1934. A check-list of the mammals recorded from Australia. Mem. Aust. Mus. 6: i–xii 1–122] [236] [see also Gray, J.E. 1869. Additional notes on Sea-Bears (Otariadae). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 4: 264–270 (269)].
Type species:
Phoca falklandica Desmarest, 1817 (=Arctocephalus nigrescens (Gray, 1850)) by monotypy.Secondary source:
Gray, J.E. 1869. Additional notes on Sea-Bears (Otariadae). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 4: 264-270; Allen, J.A. 1905. The Mammalia of southern Patagonia. Report of the Princeton University Expedition to Patagonia, 1896–1899 Zool. 3: 1-210 pls i-xxix.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Allen, J.A. 1905. The Mammalia of southern Patagonia. Report of the Princeton University Expedition to Patagonia, 1896–1899 Zool. 3: 1-210 pls i-xxix
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Circumpolar.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Macquarie Island Province (24), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2010 | 14-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |