Phocinae

Translingual

Etymology

Phoca +‎ -inae

Proper noun

Phocinae

A taxonomic subfamily within the family Phocidae – true seals.

Hypernyms

(subfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder; Phocidae - family

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Phocini - tribe
- Phoca, Pusa, Pagophilus, Histriophoca, Halichoerus - genera in Phocini
- †Kawas, †Leptophoca, †Preapusa, †Cryptophoca, Erignathus, Cystophora - genera not assigned to a tribe

References

Earless seals on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phocidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Phocidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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