Magophoca, Dewaele & Muizon, 2024
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2024v46a3 |
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publication LSID |
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D352D32F-9010-4E2D-ABEF-B890D7BD630D |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10663568 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/770A2580-7A57-4CDB-AC1D-F25824FBC81F |
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taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:770A2580-7A57-4CDB-AC1D-F25824FBC81F |
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treatment provided by |
Plazi |
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scientific name |
Magophoca |
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gen. nov. |
Genus Magophoca n. gen.
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:770A2580-7A57-4CDB-AC1D-F25824FBC81F
TYPE AND ONLY SPECIES INCLUDED. — Magophoca brevirostris n. sp.
ETYMOLOGY. — From ancient Greek ‘mágos’ (m.), magician, sorcerer, and ‘phoké’ (f.), seal. The prefix referring to magician, sorcerer, comes from the Cerro la Bruja locality is the type locality for the type (and only) species in this genus, Magophoca brevirostris n. gen., n. sp., ‘Bruja’ is the Spanish word for witch, sorceress.
DIAGNOSIS. — As for the type species, Magophoca brevirostris n. gen., n. sp.
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