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Ursidae Gray, 1825

104793  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104793)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Carnivora (Order)
  10. Ursidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Ailuropodidae Grevé, 1894 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (currently accepted as subfamily)
Hemicyonidae † · unaccepted (currently accepted as subfamily)

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  1. Genus Adelpharctos de Bonis, 1971 †
  2. Genus Agriarctos Kretzoi, 1942 †
  3. Genus Agriotherium Wagner, 1837 †
  4. Genus Ailurarctos Qiu & Qi, 1989 †
  5. Genus Ailuropoda Milne-Edwards, 1870
  6. Genus Arctodus Leidy, 1854 †
  7. Genus Ballusia Ginsburg & Morales, 1998 †
  8. Genus Cephalogale Jourdan, 1862 †
  9. Genus Cyonarctos de Bonis, 2013 †
  10. Genus Dinocyon Jourdan, 1861 †
  11. Genus Filholictis de Bonis, 2013 †
  12. Genus Helarctos Horsfield, 1825
  13. Genus Hemicyon Lartet, 1851 †
  14. Genus Huracan Jiangzuo, Flynn, Wang, Hou & Deng, 2023 †
  15. Genus Indarctos Pilgrim, 1913 †
  16. Genus Melursus Meyer, 1793
  17. Genus Miomaci de Bonis, Abella, Merceron & Begun, 2017 †
  18. Genus Pararctotherium Ameghino, 1904 †
  19. Genus Phoberocyon Ginsberg, 1955 †
  20. Genus Phoberogale Ginsburg & Morales, 1995 †
  21. Genus Plionarctos Frick, 1926 †
  22. Genus Thalarctos Gray, 1825
  23. Genus Tremarctos Gervais, 1855
  24. Genus Ursavus Schlosser, 1899 †
  25. Genus Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  26. Genus Zaragocyon Ginsburg & Morales, 1995 †
  27. Genus Aeluropus Lydekker, 1891 accepted as Ailuropoda Milne-Edwards, 1870
  28. Genus Aeluropus Milne-Edwards, 1871 accepted as Ailuropoda Milne-Edwards, 1870
  29. Genus Ailuropus Milne-Edwards, 1871 accepted as Ailuropoda Milne-Edwards, 1870
  30. Genus Arceus Goldfuss, 1809 accepted as Melursus Meyer, 1793
  31. Genus Arcticonus Pocock, 1917 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  32. Genus Cephalogalus Jourdan, 1862 † accepted as Cephalogale Jourdan, 1862 †
  33. Genus Chondrorhynchus Fischer, 1814 accepted as Melursus Meyer, 1793
  34. Genus Cinctocyon Kordikova, Heizmann & Mavrin, 2000 † accepted as Phoberocyon Ginsberg, 1955 † (proposed as subgenus)
  35. Genus Danis Gray, 1825 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  36. Genus Euarctos Gray, 1865 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  37. Genus Ginsburgocyon Baryshnikov, 2007 † accepted as Cephalogale Jourdan, 1862 †
  38. Genus Helarctus Gloger, 1841 accepted as Helarctos Horsfield, 1825
  39. Genus Helarctus Burmeister, 1837 accepted as Helarctos Horsfield, 1825
  40. Genus Heliarctus Tilesius, 1850 accepted as Helarctos Horsfield, 1825
  41. Genus Mamursus Herrera, 1899 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  42. Genus Melanarctos Heude, 1901 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  43. Genus Mylarctos Lönnberg, 1923 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  44. Genus Myrmarctos Gray, 1865 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  45. Genus Nearctos Gray, 1873 accepted as Tremarctos Gervais, 1855
  46. Genus Orochilus Palmer, 1904 accepted as Melursus Meyer, 1793
  47. Genus Pandarctos Gervais, 1870 accepted as Ailuropoda Milne-Edwards, 1870
  48. Genus Parahemicyon Baryshnikov, 2007 † accepted as Hemicyon Lartet, 1851 †
  49. Genus Plithocyon Ginsburg, 1955 † accepted as Hemicyon Lartet, 1851 †
  50. Genus Prochilus Illiger, 1811 accepted as Melursus Meyer, 1793
  51. Genus Prochylus Blainville, 1817 accepted as Melursus Meyer, 1793
  52. Genus Prochylus Gray, 1821 accepted as Melursus Meyer, 1793
  53. Genus Selenarctos Heude, 1901 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  54. Genus Thalarcotos accepted as Thalarctos Gray, 1825
  55. Genus Thalarctus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Thalarctos Gray, 1825
  56. Genus Thalassarctos Gray, 1825 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  57. Genus Thalassarctus Gloger, 1841 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  58. Genus Thalassiarchus Kobelt, 1896 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  59. Genus Ursarctos Heude, 1898 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  60. Genus Ursulus Kretzoi, 1954 † accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  61. Genus Vetularctos Merriam, 1918 accepted as Ursus Linnaeus, 1758
  62. Genus Aelureidopus Woodward, 1915 † accepted as Ailuropoda Milne-Edwards, 1870 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  63. Genus Amphiarctos de Blainville, 1841 † accepted as Agriotherium Wagner, 1837 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  64. Genus Harpaleocyon Hürzeler, 1944 † accepted as Hemicyon Lartet, 1851 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  65. Genus Hyaenarctos Owen, 1845 † accepted as Agriotherium Wagner, 1837 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  66. Genus Lydekkerion Frick, 1926 † accepted as Agriotherium Wagner, 1837 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  67. Genus Sivalarctos Blainville, 1841 † accepted as Agriotherium Wagner, 1837 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2023). Ursidae Gray, 1825. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104793 on 2024-12-17
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2022-04-30 06:00:49Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia2006 (marine) [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Eutheria (Infraclass) > Carnivora (Order) > Caniformia (Suborder) > Arctoidea (Superfamily) > Ursidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Bear family. Includes polar bears (marine). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Priabonian)-Holocene (?Recent). Includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
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