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Limnonyx

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Limnonyx was named by Crusafont Pairo (1950) [type L. sinerizi from Spain]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mustelidae by Crusafont Pairo (1950) and Carroll (1988); to Aonyxini by Willemsen (1992); to Lutrini by Baskin (1998); and to Aonychini by Pickford (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Limnonyx Crusafont Pairo
1988Limnonyx Carroll
1992Limnonyx Willemsen p. 115
1998Limnonyx Baskin p. 161
2007Limnonyx Pickford p. 122 figs. Fig. 23

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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
subfamilyLutrinaeBaird 1857
tribeLutriniGray 1865
genusLimnonyxCrusafont Pairo 1950

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. †Limnonyx Crusafont Pairo 1950
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†Limnonyx pontica Nordmann 1860
Limnonyx sinerizi Crusafont Pairo 1950
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, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Moldova (Chișinău) L. pontica (210590)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Moldova Lutra pontica (57734)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Lutra sp. (18835)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey Lutra pontica (56563)