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Mustelictis

Mammalia - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Mustelictis was named by Lange (1969). It is not extant. Its type is Plesictis robustus.

It was assigned to Mustelida by Wang et al. (2005); and to Mustelidae by Carroll (1988), Wolson (1993) and de Bonis et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Mustelictis Lange
1988Mustelictis Carroll
1993Mustelictis Wolson p. 374
2005Mustelictis Wang et al. p. 48 fig. 17
2019Mustelictis de Bonis 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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
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
genusMustelictisLange 1969

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. †Mustelictis Lange 1969
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Mustelictis major Teilhard 1915
Mustelictis olivieri de Bonis 1997
Mustelictis piveteaui Lange 1969
Mustelictis robustus Filhol 1915
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: MP 22 or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) M. olivieri (179142 181092)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Midi-Pyrenées) M. olivieri, M. major (167537)