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Taxon: Species Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber, 1775) - brown fur seal (mammal)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation (Schreber, [1775])
Original name Schreber, [1775]:pl. 85.
Original rank
Subsequent generic combination
Original spelling

Types

Type, by synonymy, ofArctocephalus (Genus) Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1826
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus (Schreber, 1775)

Synonyms

Synonymous nameArctocephalus doriferus Wood Jones, 1925 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous nameArctocephalus tasmanicus Scott & Lord, 1926 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991

Vernacular Names (English)

Full namebrown fur seal Ref: W.C. Wozencraft, 2005: 591.
Afro-Australian fur seal
Cape fur seal
South African fur seal
Australian fur-seal Ref: 1994
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