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Trochictis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Trochictis was named by von Meyer (1842). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mustelidae by Carroll (1988); to Galictini by Baskin (2011); and to Ictonychinae by Morlo et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Trochictis von Meyer
1988Trochictis Carroll
2011Trochictis Baskin p. 2
2021Trochictis Morlo 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
genusTrochictisvon Meyer 1842

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. †Trochictis von Meyer 1842
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†Trochictis carbonaria Meyer 1842
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Invalid names: Trochictis artenensis Ginsburg 1968 [synonym]
†Trochictis depereti Major 1903
†Trochictis narcisoi Petter 1963
†Trochictis peignei Morlo et al. 2021
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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the MN 9 or 16.90000 to 9.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Maine-et-Loire) T. artenensis (48069)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) T. artenensis (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Alsac) T. carbonaria (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrénées) T. artenensis (71873)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France T. carbonaria (90354)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Turkey (Bursa) T. sp. (68547)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) T. sp. (75481)