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Long-necked seal | |
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Parsons' illustration of the long-necked seal (top) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Clade: | Pinnipedia |
Family: | Phocidae |
Genus: | Phoca |
Species: | P. mutica
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Binomial name | |
Phoca mutica | |
Synonyms | |
The long-necked seal (Phoca mutica) is a hypothetical species of earless seals. It was first described in 1681 by Nehemiah Grew, based on a skin of unknown provenance in the museum of the Royal Society. [3] An illustration of this specimen was published by James Parsons in 1751. [4] In 1792, Robert Kerr gave it the scientific name Phoca mutica. [1] In 1800, George Shaw proposed the alternate scientific name Phoca longicollis. [2] The skin has not been relocated since then, so the existence of the species remains unconfirmed. [5] [6]
![]() | This article's factual accuracy is
disputed. (May 2024) |
Long-necked seal | |
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![]() | |
Parsons' illustration of the long-necked seal (top) | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Clade: | Pinnipedia |
Family: | Phocidae |
Genus: | Phoca |
Species: | P. mutica
|
Binomial name | |
Phoca mutica | |
Synonyms | |
The long-necked seal (Phoca mutica) is a hypothetical species of earless seals. It was first described in 1681 by Nehemiah Grew, based on a skin of unknown provenance in the museum of the Royal Society. [3] An illustration of this specimen was published by James Parsons in 1751. [4] In 1792, Robert Kerr gave it the scientific name Phoca mutica. [1] In 1800, George Shaw proposed the alternate scientific name Phoca longicollis. [2] The skin has not been relocated since then, so the existence of the species remains unconfirmed. [5] [6]