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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Mammals > Eutheria > Carnivora > Caniformia > Seals, Earless

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Seals, Earless  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Phocidae
  • Seals, True
  • Seal, True
  • True Seal
  • True Seals

Note

  • seals unspecified goes here; FUR SEALS is also available

Scope note

  • The family Phocidae, suborder PINNIPEDIA, order CARNIVORA, comprising the true seals. They lack external ears and are unable to use their hind flippers to walk. It includes over 18 species including the harp seal, probably the best known seal species in the world.

History note

  • 2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D046048

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