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Sardolutra ichnusae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Nesolutra ichnusae was named by Malatesta (1977). It is not extant. Its type locality is Patrizi Cuniculus, Grottadi Nettuno, which is in a Quaternary cave sandstone in Italy.

It was recombined as Sardolutra ichnusae by Malatesta (1977), Willemsen (1992), Willemsen (2006) and Cherin et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Nesolutra ichnusae Malatesta
1977Sardolutra ichnusae Malatesta
1992Sardolutra ichnusae Willemsen p. 34
2006Sardolutra ichnusae Willemsen p. 84
2016Sardolutra ichnusae Cherin et al. p. 100 figs. Fig. 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
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
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
tribeLutriniGray 1865
genusSardolutra
speciesichnusae()

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.

Sardolutra ichnusae Malatesta 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:38:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Quaternary to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy Sardolutra ichnusae (215273)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Italy (Sardegna) Nesolutra ichnusae (type locality: 34769)