Phocini

Translingual

Etymology

Phoca +‎ -ini

Proper noun

Phocini

A taxonomic tribe within the family Phocidae.

Hypernyms

(tribe): 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; Phocinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(tribe): Halichoerus, Histriophoca, Pagophilus, Phoca, Pusa, †Gryphoca, †Phocanella, †Platyphoca - genera

Further reading

Phocidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phocidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Phocidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Phocini at Encyclopedia of Life
Phocini at Fossilworks

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