WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Phoca tropicalis J.E. Gray, 1850) Gray, J. E. (1850). Catalogue of the specimens of mammalia in the collection of the British Museum, part two [only]: Seals. , available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12913 [details]
new combination reference
Slater, G.; Scheel, D.-M.; Kolokotronis, S.-O.; Potter, C.; Rotstein, D.; Tsangaras, K.; Greenwood, A.; Helgen, K. M. (2014). Biogeography and taxonomy of extinct and endangered monk seals illuminated by ancient DNA and skull morphology. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 409: 1-33., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.409.6244 [details]
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West Indian monk seal [from synonym]Caribbean monk seal [from synonym] |
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