Pinnipedia

Pinnipedia
A taxonomic group consisting of three families - Odobenidae (walruses), Otariidae (fur seals and sea lions) and Phocidae (seals). It was formerly classified as its own suborder within order Carnivora, but is now considered a superfamily within Caniformia ("dog-like"), which is a suborder of Carnivora.
See Also: pinniped

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pinnipedia — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Pinípedos Phoca vitulina …   Wikipedia Español

  • Pinnipedia — Pin ni*pe di*a, n. pl. [NL. So called because their webbed feet are used as paddles or fins.] (Zo[ o]l.) A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals and walruses; opposed to {Fissipedia}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pinnipedĭa — (lat., »Flossenfüßer«), eine Ordnung der Säugetiere (s. d. und Robben) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Pinnipedia —   [zu lateinisch pinnipes »an den Füßen geflügelt«], die Robben …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Pinnipedia — Pinnipedia, Robben ⇒ Carnivora …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • Pinnipedia — Robben Ein pazifisches Walross Systematik Überklasse: Kiefermäuler (Gnathostomata) Klasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pinnipedia — Pinnipède Pinnipède …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pinnipedia — irklakojai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas būrys apibrėžtis Būryje 3 šeimos. atitikmenys: lot. Pinnipedia angl. fin footed carnivores; pinnipeds; seals and allies; seals and walruses; web footed mammals vok. Flossenfüßer;… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Pinnipedia — noun seals; sea lions; walruses • Syn: ↑suborder Pinnipedia • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑order Carnivora • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pinnipedia — …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”