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Limnonyx

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Limnonyx was named by Crusafont Pairo (1950) [type L. sinerizi from Spain]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mustelidae by Crusafont Pairo (1950), Carroll (1988); to Aonyxini by Willemsen (1992); to Lutrini by Baskin (1998); and to Aonychini by Pickford (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Limnonyx Crusafont Pairo
1988Limnonyx Carroll
1992Limnonyx Willemsen p. 115
1998Limnonyx Baskin p. 161
2007Limnonyx Pickford p. 122 figs. Fig. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Mustelida
familyMustelidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyLutrinaeBaird 1857
tribeLutriniGray 1865
genusLimnonyxCrusafont Pairo 1950

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. †Limnonyx Crusafont Pairo 1950
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Limnonyx pontica Nordmann 1860
Limnonyx sinerizi Crusafont Pairo 1950
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available