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Salishicetus

Mammalia - Cetacea - Aetiocetidae

Taxonomy
Salishicetus was named by Peredo and Pyenson (2018). Its type is Salishicetus meadi.

It was assigned to Aetiocetidae by Peredo and Pyenson (2018).

Species
S. meadi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Salishicetus Peredo and Pyenson p. 4 figs. FIgs. 1-9

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
orderCetacea
—Pelagiceti
—Neoceti
suborderMysticeti
familyAetiocetidae
genusSalishicetus

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. †Salishicetus Peredo and Pyenson 2018
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†Salishicetus meadi Peredo and Pyenson 2018
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. M. Peredo and N. D. Pyenson 2018Salishicetus is an aetiocetid identified as a unique taxon in this analysis by the following combination of autapomorphies: transverse sulci and ridges along the dorsal margin of the fenestra rotunda of the periotic; an apex of the mandibular terminus positioned halfway between the dorsal and ventral margins; and a spear-shaped mandibular terminus in lateral view. A full differential diagnosis of the genus is listed in the Discussion, following a taxonomic revision to problematic genera in Aetiocetidae.