Taxon data and maps: Leptonychotes weddellii
Taxonomy details
Context
- Taxon Id
- 24
- Common Name
- Weddell Seal
- Authority
- (Lesson,1826)
- Naming Status
- Currently accepted name
- Status
- Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
See map of extents - Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.
Hierarchy
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- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Pinnepedia
- Family
- Phocidae
- Genus
- Leptonychotes
photo Weddell se.jpg)
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- Catalogue id
- IA4176
- Caption
- Tourists (Polar Pioneer, Aurora Expeditions)photo Weddell seals
- Photographer
- Powell, Stephen
Data and maps
Observation / specimen counts
There are 207 observations / specimens of this taxa in the database from 1978 to 2005.
207 species distribution records for this taxa are published to GBIF, OBIS
205 species distribution records are south of 60 deg south.
Habitat domain - Marine
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or search within the following collections -
| APIS - Antarctic Pack Ice Seals 1994-1999, plus historical data from the 1980's Details | 148 data pts | |
| Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean Details | 59 data pts | |
Specialised applications for this taxa
Satellite tracking via ARGOS (1990-present) or
view list of tracking deployments for this species
Vestfold Hills Weddell seal tags / resights (1970-present)
Distribution map
Polar projection map of the occurrence records of this taxa.
Warning - Validation efforts are incomplete. There may be a few spurious positions that require editing.