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Arctonyx (hog badger)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Arctonyx was named by Cuvier (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mustelidae by Carroll (1988); and to Melinae by Marmi et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Arctonyx Cuvier p. 3
1988Arctonyx Carroll
2004Arctonyx Marmi et al. p. 491

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Mustelida
familyMustelidaeFischer 1817
subfamilyMelinaeBurmeister 1872
genusArctonyxCuvier 1825

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Arctonyx Cuvier 1825 [hog badger]
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Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 [hog badger]
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Arctonyx rostratus Matthew and Granger 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available