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Neodobenia

Mammalia - Carnivora - Odobenidae

Taxonomy
Neodobenia was named by Magallanes et al. (2018).

It was assigned to Odobenidae by Magallanes et al. (2018).

Subtaxa
Dusignathinae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Neodobenia Magallanes et al. p. 29

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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
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
RankNameAuthor
—Trechnotheria
—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
—PanpinnipediaWolsan et al. 2020
—Pinnipedimorpha
—Pinnipedia()
superfamilyOtarioidea
familyOdobenidae()
—Neodobenia
—Neodobenia

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.

Unr. †Neodobenia Magallanes et al. 2018
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Subfm. †Dusignathinae Mitchell 1968
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G. †Dusignathus Kellogg 1927
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†Dusignathus seftoni Deméré 1994
G. †Gomphotaria Barnes and Raschke 1991
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†Gomphotaria pugnax Barnes and Raschke 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteuc
Ontogeny: modification of partsuc
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2011-05-21 01:16:23
Modified: 2011-05-20 10:16:23
Source: f = family, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Carreño and Cronin 1993, Hendy et al. 2009, Kohno et al. 1995

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Piacenzian or 11.62000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Dusignathus sp. (52216)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.62 - 2.588USA (California) Dusignathinae indet., Dusignathus santacruzensis, Gomphotaria pugnax (188305)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Mexico (Baja California) Dusignathinae indet., Dusignathus santacruzensis (45458)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Dusignathus santacruzensis (52217 75783 152096) Dusignathus santacruzensis, Odobenidae indet. (152092) Gomphotaria pugnax (59067) Odobenidae indet. (58990)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Dusignathus seftoni (184960)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Dusignathus seftoni (118208 184958)