| Virginiaphoca Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Clade: | Pinnipedia |
| Family: | Phocidae |
| Genus: | Virginiaphoca Dewaele et. al., 2018 |
| Species: | V. magurai |
| Binomial name | |
| Virginiaphoca magurai Dewaele et. al., 2018 | |
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