Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae

Alternative spelling: Morunga

Synonyms: Macrorhinus Cuvier 1824, Macrorhyna Gray 1827, Physorhinus Gloger 1841, Rhinophoca Wagler 1830

Parent taxon: Monachinae according to A. Berta 2009

Sister taxa: Callophoca, Hydrurga, Leptonychotes, Lobodon, Lobodontini, Miroungini, Monachini, Monachus, Monotherium, Ommatophoca, Pliophoca, Pontophoca, Pristiphoca

Subtaxa: Mirounga angustirostris, Mirounga leonina, Morunga elephantina

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Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore