Mirounga Gray 1827

Mirounga Gray 1827, in: Griffith et al., Animal Kingdom, Vol. 5: 179.

Type Species: Phoca proboscidea Péron 1816

Synonyms: Macrorhinus F. G. Cuvier 1826; Morunga J. E. Gray 1943; Rhinophoca Wagler 1830 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Mirounga angustirostris Gill 1866

Species Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus 1758)

Discussion: Revised by King (1966). Reviewed by Davidson (1929), Briggs and Morejohn (1976), and Ling and Bryden (1992).