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Plesictis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Plesictis was named by Pomel (1846). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Procyonidae by Pomel (1846), Carroll (1988); to Mustelidae by Baskin (1998); and to Mustelida by Wang et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Plesictis Pomel
1988Plesictis Carroll
1998Plesictis Baskin p. 155
2005Plesictis Wang et al. p. 48 fig. 17

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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
genusPlesictisPomel 1846

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. †Plesictis Pomel 1846
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Plesictis genettoides Pomel 1846
Plesictis palmidens Filhol 1877
Plesictis palustris Pomel 1846
Plesictis plesictis Helbing 1930
Plesictis robustus Filhol 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available