Otarioidea
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Otarioidea is a superfamily of marine mammals that includes the eared seals, such as sea lions and fur seals.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
superfamily
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
Placentalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theria ⓘ |
| breathing | air-breathing ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | eared seals superfamily ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Phocidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeatureFromPhocidae | can walk on land using all four limbs ⓘ |
| distribution |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | marine predator ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ |
| hasBodyCovering |
blubber layer
ⓘ
fur ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ability to rotate hind flippers under body
ⓘ
adapted for swimming ⓘ external ear flaps ⓘ marine mammal ⓘ |
| hasJawType | synapsid ⓘ |
| hasMammaryGlands | true ⓘ |
| hasSensoryAdaptation | well-developed hearing underwater ⓘ |
| hasSkullFeature | external pinnae present ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| includes |
Odobenidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Otariidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesGroup |
fur seals
ⓘ
sea lions ⓘ |
| infraorder | Pinnipedia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| limbType | flippers ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming with foreflippers ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | parental care of young ⓘ |
| suborder | Caniformia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | superfamily ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | endothermic ⓘ |
| typicalPrey |
cephalopods
ⓘ
fish ⓘ |
| usesHabitat |
land for breeding
ⓘ
land for resting ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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