Pagophilus Gray 1844 (seal)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Alternative spelling: Phoca (Pagophilus)
Parent taxon: Phocinae according to A. Berta 2009
Sister taxa: Batavipusa, Cryptophoca, Cystophora, Cystophorini, Erignathini, Erignathus, Gryphoca, Halichoerus, Histriophoca, Kawas, Leptophoca, Necromites, Phoca, Phocanella, Phocini, Platyphoca, Praepusa, Prophoca, Pusa
Subtaxa: Pagophilus equestris, Pagophilus groenlandica
Type: Pagophilus groenlandica
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore