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Aonyx capensis (African clawless otter)
Taxonomy
Lutra capensis was named by Schinz (1821). It is extant.
It was recombined as Aonyx capensis by Allen (1919), Willemsen (1992), Marmi et al. (2004) and Cherin et al. (2016).
It was recombined as Aonyx capensis by Allen (1919), Willemsen (1992), Marmi et al. (2004) and Cherin et al. (2016).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1821 | Lutra capensis Schinz |
1823 | Lutra inunguis Cuvier |
1827 | Aonyx delalandi Lesson |
1919 | Aonyx capensis Allen p. 23 |
1992 | Aonyx capensis Willemsen p. 114 |
2004 | Aonyx capensis Marmi et al. p. 489 |
2016 | Aonyx capensis Cherin et al. p. 100 figs. Fig. 9 |
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Aonyx capensis Schinz 1821 [African clawless otter]
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Invalid names: Aonyx delalandi Lesson 1827 [synonym], Lutra inunguis Cuvier 1823 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Gingerich 2003, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Collections (17 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Pliocene | Ethiopia (Afar) | Aonyx capensis (70907) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | South Africa | Aonyx capensis (21824) | |
Pleistocene | South Africa | Aonyx capensis (21825 21828 21916 21929 21931 21956) | |
Pleistocene - Holocene | South Africa | Aonyx capensis (21951) | |
Pleistocene - Holocene | Zambia | Aonyx capensis (21924) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | South Africa | Aonyx capensis (115167) | |
Holocene | South Africa (Orange Free) | Aonyx capensis (21943 21944) | |
Holocene | South Africa | Aonyx capensis (21918 21946 96973) | |
Holocene | South Africa (N. Transraal) | Aonyx capensis (21693) |