NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Phoca
  Family - Phocidae
  Suborder - Caniformia
  Order - Carnivora
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Phoca vitulina vitulina
      Subspecies - Phoca vitulina stejnegeri
      Subspecies - Phoca vitulina concolor
      Subspecies - Phoca vitulina mellonae
      Subspecies - Phoca vitulina richardii