Mammalia - Carnivora - Phocidae

Full reference: A. Nordmann. 1860. Palaentologie Sudresslands 1-360

Belongs to Monotherium according to T. A. Demere et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Monotherium aberratum, Monotherium affine, Monotherium delognii, Monotherium gaudini, Monotherium rousseaui, Monotherium wymani

Type specimen: N1815. Its type locality is Chisinau, which is in a Serravallian marine horizon in Moldova.

Ecology: amphibious piscivore-carnivore