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Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826) 
AphiaID: 195932

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Carnivora (Order) > Caniformia (Suborder) > Pinnipedia (Infraorder) > Phocidae (Family) > Leptonychotes (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Leptonychotes Gill, 1872
Synonymised
taxa		  Leptonychotes weddelli (Lesson, 1826) (lapsus calami)
Sources  basis of record: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

additional source: King, C. (2009). Terrestrial mammals (Chordata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]

from synonym: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English Weddell seal  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (177667 nucleotides; 107 proteins)
To IUCN Red List
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To ITIS
Images 
Weddell Seal
Weddell Seal
added on 2006-06-09 - author: José Luis Orgeira ()
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Akiko-0206
Akiko-0206
added on 2006-11-24 - author: Akiko Kato
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the seal Leptonychotes weddelli in the summer
the seal Leptonychotes weddelli in the summer
added on 2007-06-17 - author: Martin Rauschert
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Leptonychotes weddellii
Leptonychotes weddellii
added on 2009-02-15 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
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Leptonychotes weddellii
Leptonychotes weddellii
added on 2009-02-15 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
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Leptonychotes weddellii
Leptonychotes weddellii
added on 2009-02-15 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
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Leptonychotes weddellii
Leptonychotes weddellii
added on 2010-12-06 - author: Collection VLIZ ()
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Leptonychotes weddellii
Leptonychotes weddellii
added on 2012-03-14 - author: VLIZ Collection
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:195932
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-12-19 16:47:04Z  created  Claus, Simon
2010-05-20 10:05:06Z  changed  Churchill, Morgan
2010-05-20 10:09:49Z  checked  Berta, Annalisa
  
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  Citation: Berta, A.; Churchill, M. (2013). Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=195932 on 2013-05-23
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