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Lontra longicaudis longicaudis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Lontra longicaudis longicaudis was named by Olfers (1818). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Lontra longicaudis longicaudis Olfers
1838Lutra platensis Waterhouse p. 60
1842Lutra solitaria Wagner p. 358
1887Lutra latifrons Nehring p. 23
1999Lontra longicaudis longicaudis Larivière p. 1

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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
RankNameAuthor
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
subfamilyLutrinaeBaird 1857
genusLontraGray 1843
specieslongicaudis(Olfers 1818)
subspecieslongicaudisOlfers 1818

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.

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Invalid names: Lutra latifrons Nehring 1887 [synonym], Lutra platensis Waterhouse 1838 [synonym], Lutra solitaria Wagner 1842 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:14:09
Modified: 2012-04-16 20:14:09
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Gingerich 2003, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Lujanian or 0.78100 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lutra platensis (71303)