Lobodon carcinophagus

Lobodon carcinophagus (Hombron and Jacquinot, 1842). In Dumont d'Uville, Voy. Pole Sud., Zool., Altas: Mammifères, pl. 10 [1842], vol. 3:Mammifères et Oiseaux, p. 27 [1853]. TYPE LOCALITY: "capturé sur les glaces du Pole Sud, entre les îles Sandwich et les îles Powels, à 150 lieues de dist...

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Main Author: W. Christopher Wozencraft
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Published: Smithsonian Institution Press 1993
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7288693
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Summary:Lobodon carcinophagus (Hombron and Jacquinot, 1842). In Dumont d'Uville, Voy. Pole Sud., Zool., Altas: Mammifères, pl. 10 [1842], vol. 3:Mammifères et Oiseaux, p. 27 [1853]. TYPE LOCALITY: "capturé sur les glaces du Pole Sud, entre les îles Sandwich et les îles Powels, à 150 lieues de distance de chacune de ces îles." [Scotia Sea (midway between South Orkney and South Sandwich Isis) (Br. Antarct. Trust Terr.)]. DISTRIBUTION: Antarctic seas, frequently on pack ice around Antarctic Continent, limited records from New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, and Argentina. SYNONYMS: serridens Owen, 1843. Published as part of W. Christopher Wozencraft, 1993, Order Carnivora, pp. 279-348 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 330, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7359191