Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Enhydriodon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Enhydriodon was named by Falconer (1868) [type Indian E. sivalensis].

It was assigned to Enhydrini by Willemsen (1992); to Carnivora by Sepkoski (2002); to Mustelidae by Falconer (1868), Carroll (1988) and Geraads et al. (2004); to Enhydriodontini by Pickford (2007); and to Lutrinae by Crusafont-Pairo and Golpe (1962), Hendey (1974), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Wang et al. (2018).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Sister genera
Amyxodon

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Amyxodon Falconer and Cautley
1868Enhydriodon Falconer
1962Enhydriodon Crusafont-Pairo and Golpe p. 11
1974Enhydriodon Hendey p. 72
1980Enhydriodon Kurten and Anderson p. 159
1988Enhydriodon Carroll
1992Enhydriodon Willemsen p. 115
2002Enhydriodon Sepkoski
2004Enhydriodon Geraads et al. p. 169
2007Enhydriodon Pickford p. 103
2018Enhydriodon Wang et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
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
subfamilyLutrinaeBaird 1857
genusEnhydriodonFalconer 1868

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. †Enhydriodon Falconer 1868
show all | hide all
Enhydriodon aethiopicus Geraads et al. 2004
Enhydriodon africanus Stromer 1931
Enhydriodon dikikae Geraads et al. 2011
Enhydriodon falconeri Pilgrim 1932
Enhydriodon hendeyi Morales et al. 2005
Enhydriodon latipes Pilgrim 1931
Enhydriodon sivalensis Falconer 1868
Invalid names: Amyxodon Falconer and Cautley 1835 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available