Histriophoca Gill 1873 (seal)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae
Alternative spelling: Phoca (Histriophoca)
Parent taxon: Phocinae according to A. Berta 2009
Sister taxa: Batavipusa, Cryptophoca, Cystophora, Cystophorini, Erignathini, Erignathus, Gryphoca, Halichoerus, Kawas, Leptophoca, Necromites, Pagophilus, Phoca, Phocanella, Phocini, Platyphoca, Praepusa, Prophoca, Pusa
Subtaxa: Histriophoca alekseevi, Histriophoca fasciata
Type: Histriophoca fasciata
Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore