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Galictis (grison)

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Galictis was named by Bell (1826). It is extant. Its type is Viverra vittata. It is the type genus of Galictinae.

It was assigned to Mustelinae by Hay (1902); to Mustelidae by Carroll (1988); to Galictini by Baskin (2011); and to Ictonychinae by Law et al. (2018).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Galictis Bell p. 552
1902Galictis Hay p. 767
1988Galictis Carroll
2011Galictis Baskin p. 2
2018Galictis Law et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Mustelida
familyMustelidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyIctonychinaePocock 1921
genusGalictisBell 1826

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. Galictis Bell 1826 [grison]
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Galictis cuja Molina 1782 [lesser grison]
Galictis sorgentinii Reig 1957
Galictis vittata Schreber 1776 [greater grison]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available