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Lutra capensis (African clawless otter)

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Lutra capensis was named by Schinz (1821). It is extant.

It was recombined as Aonyx capensis by Allen (1919), Willemsen (1992), Marmi et al. (2004), Cherin et al. (2016).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. fatimazorhrae, L. libycus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Lutra capensis Schinz
1823Lutra inunguis Cuvier
1827Aonyx delalandi Lesson
1919Aonyx capensis Allen p. 23
1992Aonyx capensis Willemsen p. 114
2004Aonyx capensis Marmi et al. p. 489
2016Aonyx capensis Cherin et al. p. 100 figs. Fig. 9
2022Lutra capensis de Ferran et al. p. 3652

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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
genusLutra
speciescapensisSchinz 1821

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.

Lutra capensis Schinz 1821 [African clawless otter]
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Invalid names: Aonyx delalandi Lesson 1827 [synonym], Lutra inunguis Cuvier 1823 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:13:59
Modified: 2012-04-16 20:13:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gingerich 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ethiopia (Afar) Aonyx capensis (70907)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa Aonyx capensis (21824)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Aonyx capensis (21825 21828 21916 21929 21931 21956)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Zambia Aonyx capensis (21924)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa Aonyx capensis (21951)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Aonyx capensis (115167)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Aonyx capensis (21918 21946 96973)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Aonyx capensis (21943 21944)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Aonyx capensis (21693)