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Martes parviloba

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Mustela parviloba was named by Cope (1873) [in Scott and Osborn].

It was recombined as Plionictis parviloba by Matthew (1924) and Galbreath (1953); it was recombined as Martes parviloba by Voorhies (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. cadeoti, M. filholi, M. lefkonensis, M. paleosinensis, M. pusilla, M. species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Mustela parviloba Cope
1902Mustela parviloba Hay p. 767
1924Plionictis parviloba Matthew
1953Plionictis parviloba Galbreath
1990Martes parviloba Voorhies

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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
subfamilyGuloninae()
genusMartesFrisch 1775
speciesparviloba(Cope 1873)

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.

†Martes parviloba Cope 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 12:04:51
Modified: 2011-04-24 21:04:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Gebo and Rose 1993, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Plionictis parviloba (18284)