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Brachyprotoma
Taxonomy
Brachyprotoma was named by Brown (1908). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Mephitinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Mustelidae by Brown (1908) and Carroll (1988); to Mephitini by Wang et al. (2005); and to Mephitidae by Wang and Carranza-Castaneda (2008).
It was assigned to Mephitinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Mustelidae by Brown (1908) and Carroll (1988); to Mephitini by Wang et al. (2005); and to Mephitidae by Wang and Carranza-Castaneda (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1908 | Brachyprotoma Brown |
| 1980 | Brachyprotoma Kurten and Anderson p. 163 |
| 1988 | Brachyprotoma Carroll |
| 2005 | Brachyprotoma Wang et al. p. 937 |
| 2008 | Brachyprotoma Wang and Carranza-Castaneda |
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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. †Brachyprotoma Brown 1908
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†Brachyprotoma obtusata Cope 1899 [short-faced skunk]
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Invalid names: Brachyprotoma brevimala Heaton 1985 [synonym], Brachyprotoma pristina Brown 1908 [synonym], Brachyprotoma putorius Hay 1923 [synonym], Brachyprotoma spelaea Brown 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available