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Martes (marten)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Martes Frisch
1967Martes Wilson p. 211
1968Martes Kurten p. 92
1977Martes Ginsburg p. 226
1980Martes Kurten and Anderson p. 147
1988Martes Carroll
1996Martes Morlo p. 227
1997Martes Mein and Ginsburg p. 828
1998Martes Baskin p. 162
2004Martes Marmi et al. p. 492
2009Martes Baryshnikov p. 83
2010Martes Werdelin and Peigne p. 620
2018Martes Law et al.

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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
subfamilyGuloninae()
genusMartesFrisch 1775

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. Martes Frisch 1775 [marten]
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Subg. †Martes (Tomictis) Hall 1931
Martes americana Kerr 1792 [American marten]
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Invalid names: Martes nobilis Hall 1926 [synonym]
Martes caurina Merriam 1890
Martes flavigula Boddaert 1785 [yellow-throated marten]
Martes flavigula saba Chasen and Kloss 1931
Martes foina Erxleben 1777
Martes foxi Hibbard and Riggs 1949
Martes gazini Hibbard 1958
Martes intermedius Heller 1913
Martes khelifensis Ginsburg 1977
Martes martes Linnaeus 1758 [European pine marten]
Martes melampus Wagner 1841
Martes parviloba Cope 1873
Martes sansaniensis Lartet 1851
Martes stirtoni Wilson 1968
Martes vetus Kretzoi 1947
Martes zibellina Linnaeus 1758 [sable]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available