Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758
Walrus Odobenus rosmarus French: Morse / German: \Walross / Spanish: Morsa Other common names: Atlantic Walrus (rosmarus); Laptev Walrus (Laptev Sea population); Pacific Walrus (divergens) Taxonomy. Phoca rosmarus Linnaeus, 1758, “intra Zonam arcticam Europe, Asie, America.” The “Laptev Walrus” (lap...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:6604221 2024-09-15T18:02:00+00:00 Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 Russell A. Mittermeier Don E. Wilson 2014-07-31 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6604221 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/846D87A4FFC61C1CFF56093FF903F84B unknown Lynx Edicions https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6604330 http://publication.plazi.org/id/7854FFDCFFC61C1DFFE00229FF94FFC2 https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/846D87A4FFC61C1CFF56093FF903F84B https://www.gbif.org/species/195708663 https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/62480/taxon/846D87A4FFC61C1CFF56093FF903F84B.taxon https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6604336 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6604220 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6604221 oai:zenodo.org:6604221 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/846D87A4FFC61C1CFF56093FF903F84B info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Odobenidae Odobenus Odobenus rosmarus info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2014 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.660422110.5281/zenodo.660433010.5281/zenodo.660433610.5281/zenodo.6604220 2024-07-26T00:26:36Z Walrus Odobenus rosmarus French: Morse / German: \Walross / Spanish: Morsa Other common names: Atlantic Walrus (rosmarus); Laptev Walrus (Laptev Sea population); Pacific Walrus (divergens) Taxonomy. Phoca rosmarus Linnaeus, 1758, “intra Zonam arcticam Europe, Asie, America.” The “Laptev Walrus” (laptevi) described by K. K. Chapskii in 1940 in the Laptev Sea is not recognized here as distinct subspecies. Mitochondrial sequence data presented by C. Lindqvist and her colleagues in 2009 suggested that the population in the Laptev Sea was the westernmost population of the “Pacific Walrus” (dwvergens) and not a distinct subspecies. Twosubspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. O.r.rosmarusLinnaeus,1758—NCanada(HudsonBay)toWGreenlandanddiscon-tinuouslyfromEGreenlandtoSvalbardandNRussia(FranzJosefLandandKaraSea);occasionallyreportedinIcelandandstragglersinWEuropeStotheBayofBiscay. O. r. divergens Illiger, 1815 — Laptev Sea off N Russia, Bering and Chukchi seas in N Russia and Alaska; vagrant individuals reported S to New England, USA. Descriptive notes. Total length 250-350 cm, averaging 315 cm (males) and ¢.260 cm (females); weight 800-1800 kg, averaging 1500 kg (males) and c.1000 kg (females). Newborns are ¢.10 cm in total length and weigh ¢.85 kg. Walruses have relatively small heads, broadly flattened muzzles with thick short bristly whiskers, and robust torsos. Adult male and female Walruses are recognizable by their long external tusks (modified upper canine teeth). These canine teeth start developing early in life and can grow to 100 cm long and weight 5 kg. Tusks function as weapons, particularly for males during the breeding season; both sexes use them for support when foraging on the seafloor and as picks to anchor themselves to edges ofice floes and assist in pulling themselves out of the water. Post-canine teeth are very small pegs and appear to be largely non-functional. Chest and neck of adult males are massive and covered with wart-like nodules and tubercles. Skin is very thick, up to 6 cm on the ... Other/Unknown Material Chukchi laptev Laptev Sea Odobenus rosmarus Alaska morsa morse walross walrus* Zenodo |
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Walrus Odobenus rosmarus French: Morse / German: \Walross / Spanish: Morsa Other common names: Atlantic Walrus (rosmarus); Laptev Walrus (Laptev Sea population); Pacific Walrus (divergens) Taxonomy. Phoca rosmarus Linnaeus, 1758, “intra Zonam arcticam Europe, Asie, America.” The “Laptev Walrus” (laptevi) described by K. K. Chapskii in 1940 in the Laptev Sea is not recognized here as distinct subspecies. Mitochondrial sequence data presented by C. Lindqvist and her colleagues in 2009 suggested that the population in the Laptev Sea was the westernmost population of the “Pacific Walrus” (dwvergens) and not a distinct subspecies. Twosubspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution. O.r.rosmarusLinnaeus,1758—NCanada(HudsonBay)toWGreenlandanddiscon-tinuouslyfromEGreenlandtoSvalbardandNRussia(FranzJosefLandandKaraSea);occasionallyreportedinIcelandandstragglersinWEuropeStotheBayofBiscay. O. r. divergens Illiger, 1815 — Laptev Sea off N Russia, Bering and Chukchi seas in N Russia and Alaska; vagrant individuals reported S to New England, USA. Descriptive notes. Total length 250-350 cm, averaging 315 cm (males) and ¢.260 cm (females); weight 800-1800 kg, averaging 1500 kg (males) and c.1000 kg (females). Newborns are ¢.10 cm in total length and weigh ¢.85 kg. Walruses have relatively small heads, broadly flattened muzzles with thick short bristly whiskers, and robust torsos. Adult male and female Walruses are recognizable by their long external tusks (modified upper canine teeth). These canine teeth start developing early in life and can grow to 100 cm long and weight 5 kg. Tusks function as weapons, particularly for males during the breeding season; both sexes use them for support when foraging on the seafloor and as picks to anchor themselves to edges ofice floes and assist in pulling themselves out of the water. Post-canine teeth are very small pegs and appear to be largely non-functional. Chest and neck of adult males are massive and covered with wart-like nodules and tubercles. Skin is very thick, up to 6 cm on the ... |
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Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 |
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Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 |
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Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 |
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Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 |
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Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 |
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Chukchi laptev Laptev Sea Odobenus rosmarus Alaska morsa morse walross walrus* |
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Chukchi laptev Laptev Sea Odobenus rosmarus Alaska morsa morse walross walrus* |
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