Definition of Pinnipedia. Meaning of Pinnipedia. Synonyms of Pinnipedia

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Definition of Pinnipedia

Pinnipedia
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.

Meaning of Pinnipedia from wikipedia

- the pinnipeds as a distinct taxonomic unit; in 1811 he gave the name Pinnipedia to both a family and an order. American zoologist Joel Asaph Allen reviewed...
- and the extant Musteloidea (weasels, raccoons, skunks, red pandas), Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions), and Ursidae (bears), found in all continents from...
- include dogs (wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids. The Pinnipedia (seals, walruses and sea lions) are also ****igned to this group. The center...
- are one of the three main groups of mammals within the seal lineage, Pinnipedia. All true seals are members of the family Phocidae (/ˈfoʊsɪdiː/). They...
- divided into two suborders: the terrestrial Fissipedia and the marine Pinnipedia. Below is the classification of how the extant families were related to...
- families of the order Carnivora. In some former taxonomic classifications, Pinnipedia is treated as an suborder in order Carnivora alongside Fissipedia and...
- Marine mammals comprise over 130 living and recently extinct species in three taxonomic orders. The Society for Marine Mammalogy, an international scientific...
- Pinnipedia (seals) see below↓ Musteloidea see below↓...
- Pinnipedia (seals) see below↓ Musteloidea see below↓...
- Androukaki (2005). "Historical biogeography and phylogeny of monachine seals (Pinnipedia: Phocidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA data". Journal of Biogeography...