†Cryptophoca Koretsky and Ray 1994 (seal)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Full reference: I. A. Koretsky and C. E. Ray. 1994. Cryptophoca, a new genus for Phoca maeotica (Mammalia: Pinnipedia: Phocinae), from upper Miocene deposits in the northern Black Sea region. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 107(1):17-26
Parent taxon: Phocinae according to A. Berta 2009
Sister taxa: Batavipusa, Cystophora, Cystophorini, Erignathini, Erignathus, Gryphoca, Halichoerus, Histriophoca, Kawas, Leptophoca, Necromites, Pagophilus, Phoca, Phocanella, Phocini, Platyphoca, Praepusa, Prophoca, Pusa
Subtaxa: Cryptophoca maeotica
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore