| Citation | Rice, D.W., 1998 Marine Mammals of the World Systematics and Distribution. Special Publication number 4: The Society for Marine Mammalogy. 231p. |
| Ref. | 1522 Rice, D.W., 1998 |
| Page | 37-38 |
| Named Used as Valid | Phoca vitulina vitulina |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Portugal, UK, Iceland, Greenland, Br Scotland, Norway, Madeira, Baltic Sea, Barents Sea. |