Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Alternative spelling: Lutra (Pteronura)
Parent taxon: Lutrinae according to C. J. Law et al. 2018
See also Marmi et al. 2004, Nehring 1900, Pickford 2007, Prevosti and Ferrero 2008 and Willemsen 1992
Sister taxa: Aonychini, Aonyx, Aonyxini, Enhydra, Enhydrini, Enhydriodon, Enhydriodontini, Enhydritherium, Hydrictis, Lontra, Lutra, Lutraeximia, Lutrictis, Lutrini, Lutrogale, Megencephalon, Paludolutra, Paralutra, Siamogale, Sivaonyx, Teruelictis, Tyrrhenolutra, Vishnuonyx
Subtaxa: Pteronura brasiliensis
Ecology: amphibious carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections), Brazil (2), Peru (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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