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Conepatus suffocans

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mephitidae

Taxonomy
Gulo suffocans was named by Illiger (1811). It is extant.

It was recombined as Conepatus suffocans by Bargo et al. (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. rex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Gulo suffocans Illiger
2000Conepatus suffocans Bargo et al. p. 610

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—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
familyMephitidaeBonaparte 1845
genusConepatusGray 1837
speciessuffocans(Illiger 1811)

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.

Conepatus suffocans Illiger 1811
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
estimateequationreference
 1.59 kg Mammalia femur diameterGingerich 1990
 2.52 kg Mammalia humerus diameterGingerich 1990
 1.66 kg Mammalia tibia diameterGingerich 1990
mean: 1.88 kg
Measurements
partNmean
femur diameter16.00
humerus diameter17.00
radius diameter18.50
tibia diameter15.70

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 12:03:45
Modified: 2011-04-24 21:03:45
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Gebo and Rose 1993, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia Conepatus suffocans (142016)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia (Tarija ) Conepatus suffocans (70673)