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Prionodon (banded linsang)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Prionodontidae

Taxonomy
Prionodon was named by Horsfield (1822). It is extant. It is the type genus of Prionodontina. It was considered monophyletic by Gaubert and Veron (2003).

It was assigned to Viverrinae by Mivart (1882); to Prionodontinae by Pocock (1933); to Feliformia by Gaubert et al. (2004); and to Prionodontidae by Gaubert and Veron (2003) and Hassanin et al. (2021).

Synonyms
  • Linsang was named by Müller (1839). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Prionodon by Pocock (1933).
  • Linsanga was named by Lydekker (1896). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Prionodon by Pocock (1933).
  • Pardictis was named by Thomas (1925). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Prionodon by Pocock (1933).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Prionodon Horsfield
1839Linsang Müller p. 28
1882Prionodon Mivart p. 142
1896Linsanga Lydekker p. 20
1925Pardictis Thomas p. 499
1933Prionodon Pocock p. 970
2003Prionodon Gaubert and Veron
2004Prionodon Gaubert et al. p. 125
2021Prionodon Hassanin 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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyPrionodontidae
genusPrionodonHorsfield 1822

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. Prionodon Horsfield 1822 [banded linsang]
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Prionodon gracilis Horsfield 1824
Prionodon linsang Hardwicke 1821 [banded linsang]
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Invalid names: Prionodon maculosus Blanford 1878 [synonym]
Prionodon pardicolor Hodgson 1842 [spotted linsang]
Invalid names: Linsang Müller 1839 [synonym], Linsanga Lydekker 1896 [synonym], Pardictis Thomas 1925 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available