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Martes melampus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Mustela melampus was named by Wagner (1841).

It was recombined as Martes melampus by Marmi et al. (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Mustela melampus Wagner
2004Martes melampus Marmi et al. p. 489 figs. FIg. 2

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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
subfamilyGuloninae()
genusMartesFrisch 1775
speciesmelampus(Wagner 1841)

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.

Martes melampus Wagner 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 12:04:51
Modified: 2011-04-24 21:04:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Gebo and Rose 1993
Collections
No collection or age range data are available