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Enhydrictis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Enhydrictis was named by Forsyth Major (1902).

It was assigned to Mustelidae by Kurten (1968) and Carroll (1988); to Galictini by Baskin (2011); and to Ictonychinae by Jiangzuo et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Enhydrictis Forsyth Major
1968Enhydrictis Kurten p. 97
1988Enhydrictis Carroll
2011Enhydrictis Baskin p. 2
2019Enhydrictis Jiangzuo et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
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
subfamilyIctonychinaePocock 1921
genusEnhydrictisForsyth Major 1902

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.

G. †Enhydrictis Forsyth Major 1902
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Enhydrictis ardea Bravard 1828
Enhydrictis galictoides Forsyth-Major 1901
Enhydrictis melina Pei 1934
Enhydrictis nipponica Naora 1968
Enhydrictis praegalictoides Rook et al. 2018
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the MN 16 to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.20000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain (La Rioja) Lutra sinerizi (38892)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) E. sp. (35076)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Tuscany) E. ardea (51812)
MN 163.2 - 2.588Italy (Piedmont) E. sp. (49360)
MN 163.2 - 2.588France E. ardea (47100)
MN 172.588 - 1.806France (Rhone-Alpes) E. ardea (47150)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy E. galictoides (215273)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (La Rioja) E. ardea (189976)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Liaoning) E. melina (230980)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Beijing) Lutra melina (231076)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Sardinia) E. sp. (51502)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Corse) E. sp. (215362)