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Pinnipeds (Pinnipedia) are a group of semi-aquatic [[marine mammals]] that include [[sea lion]]s, [[fur seal]]s, [[true seal]]s and [[the walrus]]. Members of this group are also known as the fin-footed mammals and are characterized by clumsiness on land but great agility in the water.
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'''Pinnipedia''' refers to a suborder of the [[Mammal|mammalian]] order [[Carnivora]], comprising three families and thirty-four living species of semi-aquatic [[marine mammals]], which include [[sea lion]]s, [[fur seal]]s, [[true seal]]s and [[the walrus]]. Members of this group are also known as the fin-footed mammals and are characterized by clumsiness on land but great agility in the water.
  
 
[[Category:Marine Mammals]]
 
[[Category:Marine Mammals]]

Revision as of 01:08, December 24, 2012

Pinnipedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Subkingdom Bilateria
Branch Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum Chordata
Sub-phylum Vertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass Tetrapoda
Class Mammalia
Sub-class Theriiformes
Infra-class Holotheria
Order Information
Superorder Preptotheria
Order Carnivora
Sub-order Pinnipedia
Family Information
Families Odobenidae
Otariidae
Phocidae
Population statistics

Pinnipedia refers to a suborder of the mammalian order Carnivora, comprising three families and thirty-four living species of semi-aquatic marine mammals, which include sea lions, fur seals, true seals and the walrus. Members of this group are also known as the fin-footed mammals and are characterized by clumsiness on land but great agility in the water.