Clade Mustelida Tedford 1976 (carnivoran)
Full reference: R. H. Tedford. 1976. Relationship of pinnipeds to other carnivores (Mammalia). Systematic Zoology 25(4):363-374
Parent taxon: Arctoidea according to X. Wang et al. 2018
See also de Bonis et al. 2019, Paterson et al. 2020, Peigné et al. 2006, Robles et al. 2010, Tedford 1976, Wang et al. 2014, Wang et al. 2005 and Wolson 1993
Sister taxa: Allocyon, Amphicticeps, Arctomorpha, Musteloidea, Nothocyon, Panpinnipedia, Ursida
Subtaxa: Ailuridae Bavarictis Chaprongictis Mephitidae Mustelictis Mustelidae Oligobunidae Peignictis Procyonidae Procyonoidea Pseudobassaris
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore