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Lutraeximia trinacriae

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Nesolutra trinacriae was named by Burgio and Fiore (1988). Its type specimen is University of Palermo PS1 to PS25, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cozzo Schinaldo, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in Italy.

It was recombined as Lutra trinacriae by Willemsen (1992), Willemsen (2006); it was recombined as Lutraeximia trinacriae by Cherin et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Nesolutra trinacriae Burgio and Fiore p. 261 figs. Fig. 1-5
1992Lutra trinacriae Willemsen p. 24
2006Lutra trinacriae Willemsen p. 84
2016Lutraeximia trinacriae Cherin et al. p. 94

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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
genusLutraeximia
speciestrinacriae()

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.

Lutraeximia trinacriae Burgio and Fiore 1988
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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, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Italy Lutra trinacriae (215281)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Italy (Sicily) Nesolutra trinacriae (type locality: 92437)