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Mustelidae Fischer, 1817

104767  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104767)

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  1. Genus Adroverictis Ginsburg & Morales, 1996 †
  2. Genus Aelurocyon Peterson, 1906 †
  3. Genus Algarolutra Malatesta & Willemsen, 1988 †
  4. Genus Anatolictis Schmidt-Kittler, 1976 †
  5. Genus Aonyx Lesson, 1827
  6. Genus Aragonictis Valenciano, Morales, Azanza & Demiguel, 2022 †
  7. Genus Arctomeles Stach, 1951 †
  8. Genus Arctonyx Cuvier in Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1825
  9. Genus Baranogale Kormos, 1934 †
  10. Genus Bathygale Wolsan, 1993 †
  11. Genus Brachyopsigale Hibbard, 1954 †
  12. Genus Brachyprotoma Brown, 1908 †
  13. Genus Brachypsalis Cope, 1890 †
  14. Genus Buisnictis Hibbard, 1950 †
  15. Genus Canimartes Cope, 1892 †
  16. Genus Cernictis Hall, 1935 †
  17. Genus Chamitataxus Owen, 2006 †
  18. Genus Circamustela Petter, 1967 †
  19. Genus Cyrnaonyx Helbing, 1935 †
  20. Genus Cyrnolutra Pereira & Salotti, 2000 †
  21. Genus Dehmictis Ginsburg & Morales, 1992 †
  22. Genus Dinogale Cook & Macdonald, 1962 †
  23. Genus Djourabus Peigné, De Bonis, Likius, Mackaye, Vignaud & Brunet, 2008 †
  24. Genus Eira Smith, 1842
  25. Genus Ekorus Werdelin, 2003 †
  26. Genus Enhydra Fleming, 1822
  27. Genus Enhydrictis Forsyth-Major, 1902 †
  28. Genus Enhydriodon Falconer, 1868 †
  29. Genus Enhydritherium Berta & Morgan, 1985 †
  30. Genus Eomellivora Zdansky, 1926 †
  31. Genus Erokomellivora Werdelin, 2003 †
  32. Genus Ferinestrix Bjork, 1970 †
  33. Genus Floridictis Baskin, 2017 †
  34. Genus Franconictis Wolsan, 1993 †
  35. Genus Gaalina Sarwar & Akhtar, 1991
  36. Genus Gaillardina Ginsburg, 1999 †
  37. Genus Galictis Bell, 1826
  38. Genus Hadrictis Pia, 1939 †
  39. Genus Hoplictis Ginsburg, 1961 †
  40. Genus Howellictis de Bonis, Peigné, Guy, Likius, Makaye, Vignaud & Brunet, 2009 †
  41. Genus Hydrictis Pocock, 1921
  42. Genus Iberictis Ginsburg & Morales, 1992 †
  43. Genus Ictonyx Kaup, 1835
  44. Genus Ischyrictis Helbing, 1930 †
  45. Genus Kenyalutra Schmidt-Kittler, 1987 †
  46. Genus Kinometaxia Wang, Qiu & Wang, 2004 †
  47. Genus Lartetictis Ginsburg & Morales, 1996 †
  48. Genus Legionarictis Tseng, Wang & Stewart, 2009 †
  49. Genus Limnonyx Crusafont Pairó, 1950 †
  50. Genus Lontra Gray, 1843
  51. Genus Luogale Schmidt-Kittler, 1987 †
  52. Genus Lutra Brisson, 1762
  53. Genus Lutravus Furlong, 1933 †
  54. Genus Lutrogale Gray, 1825
  55. Genus Lyncodon Gervais in d'Orbigny, 1844
  56. Genus Marcetia Petter, 1967 †
  57. Genus Martes Pinel, 1792
  58. Genus Martinogale Hall, 1930 †
  59. Genus Matanomictis Thewissen & Bajpai, 2008 †
  60. Genus Megalenhydris Willemsen & Malatesta, 1987 †
  61. Genus Megalictis Matthew, 1907 †
  62. Genus Meles Brisson, 1762
  63. Genus Mellalictis Ginsburg, 1977 †
  64. Genus Mellivora Storr, 1780
  65. Genus Melodon Zdansky, 1926 †
  66. Genus Melogale Geoffroy in Bélanger, 1831
  67. Genus Mesomephitis Petter, 1967 †
  68. Genus Miomephitis Dehm, 1950 †
  69. Genus Miomustela Hall, 1930 †
  70. Genus Mionictis Matthew, 1924 †
  71. Genus Moralesictis Valenciano & Baskin, 2022 †
  72. Genus Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  73. Genus Namibictis Morales, Pickford, Soria & Fraile, 1998 †
  74. Genus Nannomephitis Kretzoi, 1952 †
  75. Genus Neovison Baryshnikov & Abramov, 1977
  76. Genus Oaxacagale Ferrusquía-Villafranca & Wang, 2021 †
  77. Genus Oligobunis Cope, 1881 †
  78. Genus Oriensictis Ogino & Otsuka, 2008 †
  79. Genus Osmotherium Cope, 1896 †
  80. Genus Oxyvormela Rabeder, 1973 †
  81. Genus Palaeomeles Villalta & Crusafont Pairó, 1943 †
  82. Genus Paludolutra Hürzeler, 1987 †
  83. Genus Pannonictis Kormos, 1932 †
  84. Genus Parabrachypsalis Baskin, 2017 †
  85. Genus Paragale Petter, 1968 †
  86. Genus Paralutra Roman & Virey, 1934 †
  87. Genus Paramartes Kretzoi, 1952 †
  88. Genus Parataxidea Zdansky, 1926 †
  89. Genus Paroligobunis Peterson, 1910 †
  90. Genus Perunium Orlov, 1947 †
  91. Genus Plesictis Pomel, 1846 †
  92. Genus Plesiogale Pomel, 1847 †
  93. Genus Plesiogulo Zdansky, 1924 †
  94. Genus Plesiomeles Viret & Crusafont-Pairo, 1955 †
  95. Genus Pliogale Hall, 1930 †
  96. Genus Plionictis Matthew, 1924 †
  97. Genus Pliotaxidea Hall, 1944 †
  98. Genus Poecilogale Thomas, 1883
  99. Genus Polgardia Kretzoi, 1952 †
  100. Genus Potamotherium Geoffroy, 1833 †
  101. Genus Promartes Riggs, 1942 †
  102. Genus Promeles Zittel, 1893 †
  103. Genus Promellivora Pilgrim, 1932 †
  104. Genus Promephitis Gaudry, 1861 †
  105. Genus Proputorius Filhol, 1890 †
  106. Genus Pteronura Gray, 1837
  107. Genus Pyctis Babbitt, 1999 †
  108. Genus Rhodanictis Ginsburg & Morales, 2000 †
  109. Genus Sabadellictis Petter, 1963 †
  110. Genus Sardolutra Willemsen, 1992 †
  111. Genus Satherium Gazin, 1934 †
  112. Genus Semantor Orlov, 1931 †
  113. Genus Siamogale Ginsburg, Ingavat & Tassy, 1984 †
  114. Genus Sinictis Zdansky, 1924 †
  115. Genus Sivalictis Pilgrim, 1932 †
  116. Genus Sivaonyx Pilgrim, 1931 †
  117. Genus Skopelogale Baskin, 2020 †
  118. Genus Sminthosinus Bjork, 1970 †
  119. Genus Sonitictis Wang, Tseng, Jiangzuo, Wang & Wang, 2022 †
  120. Genus Sthenictis Peterson, 1910 †
  121. Genus Stipanicicia Reig, 1956 †
  122. Genus Stromeriella Dehm, 1950 †
  123. Genus Taxidea Waterhouse, 1839
  124. Genus Taxodon Lartet, 1851 †
  125. Genus Teruelictis Salesa, Antón, Siliceo, Pesquero, Morales & Alcalá, 2013 †
  126. Genus Tisisthenes Martin, 1973 †
  127. Genus Torolutra Petter, Pickford & Howell, 1991 †
  128. Genus Trigonictis Hibbard, 1941 †
  129. Genus Trocharion Major, 1903 †
  130. Genus Trochictis Meyer, 1842 †
  131. Genus Trochotherium Fraas, 1870 †
  132. Genus Tyrrhenolutra Hürzeler, 1987 †
  133. Genus Vishnuonyx Pilgrim, 1932 †
  134. Genus Vormela Blasius, 1884
  135. Genus Zodiolestes Riggs, 1942 †
  136. Genus Eirara Lund, 1839 accepted as Eira Smith, 1842 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  137. Genus Gymnopus Gray, 1842 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  138. Genus Latax Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Enhydra Fleming, 1822 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  139. Genus Osmotherium Cope, 1896, nom. nud. † accepted as Osmotherium Cope, 1896 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  140. Genus Paragale Petter, 1967 † accepted as Paragale Petter, 1968 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  141. Genus Sabadellictis Petter, 1962 † accepted as Sabadellictis Petter, 1963 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  142. Genus Aelurictis Trouessart, 1885 (Misspelling)
  143. Genus Ailurictis Trouessart, 1885 † accepted as Nimravus Cope, 1879 †
  144. Genus Amblonyx Rafinesque, 1832 accepted as Aonyx Lesson, 1827
  145. Genus Anahyster Murray, 1860 accepted as Aonyx Lesson, 1827
  146. Genus Anonyx Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Aonyx Lesson, 1827
  147. Genus Aonix Lesson, 1842 accepted as Aonyx Lesson, 1827
  148. Genus Arctogale Kaup, 1829 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  149. Genus Cabreragale Baryshnikov & Abramov, 1997 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  150. Genus Charronia Gray, 1865 accepted as Martes Pinel, 1792
  151. Genus Craspedura Gray, 1869 accepted as Pteronura Gray, 1837
  152. Genus Cryptomustela Abramov, 1999 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  153. Genus Cyanomyonax Trouessart, 1885 † accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  154. Genus Cynomyanax Elliot, 1904 † accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  155. Genus Cynomyonax Coues, 1877 † accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  156. Genus Enhydria Zittel, 1893 † accepted as Enhydra Fleming, 1822
  157. Genus Enhydris Temminck, 1839 accepted as Enhydra Fleming, 1822
  158. Genus Enhydrus MacLeay, 1925 accepted as Enhydra Fleming, 1822
  159. Genus Enydris Lichtenstein, 1827 accepted as Enhydra Fleming, 1822
  160. Genus Enydris Fischer, 1829 † accepted as Enhydra Fleming, 1822
  161. Genus Eraria Gray, 1843 accepted as Eira Smith, 1842
  162. Genus Euhydris Jordan, 1888 † accepted as Enhydra Fleming, 1822
  163. Genus Eumeles Gray, 1865 accepted as Meles Brisson, 1762
  164. Genus Eumustela Acloque, 1899 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  165. Genus Eyrara Lund, 1841 accepted as Eira Smith, 1842
  166. Genus Faetorius Trouessart, 1885 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  167. Genus Foetorius Keyserling & Blasius, 1840 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  168. Genus Foiana Gray, 1865 accepted as Martes Pinel, 1792
  169. Genus Gale Wagner in Schreber, 1841 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  170. Genus Galera Gray, 1842 accepted as Eira Smith, 1842
  171. Genus Galictes Bell, 1837 accepted as Galictis Bell, 1826
  172. Genus Galidictis Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Galictis Bell, 1826
  173. Genus Galietis Brookes, 1828 accepted as Galictis Bell, 1826
  174. Genus Gallictis Waterhouse, 1839 accepted as Galictis Bell, 1826
  175. Genus Grammogale Cabrera, 1940 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  176. Genus Grison Oken, 1816 accepted as Galictis Bell, 1826
  177. Genus Grisonella Thomas, 1912 accepted as Galictis Bell, 1826
  178. Genus Grisonia Gray, 1825 accepted as Galictis Bell, 1826
  179. Genus Gulo Pallas, 1780
  180. Genus Gulo Desmarest, 1820 accepted as Galictis Bell, 1826
  181. Genus Gymnopus Gray, 1865 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  182. Genus Helbingia Kretzoi & Kretzoi, 2000 † accepted as Laphyctis Viret, 1933 † (unused replacement name)
  183. Genus Helictes Gray, 1847 accepted as Melogale Geoffroy in Bélanger, 1831
  184. Genus Helictis Gray, 1831 accepted as Melogale Geoffroy in Bélanger, 1831
  185. Genus Huro Geoffroy, 1835 accepted as Galictis Bell, 1826
  186. Genus Hydrogale Gray, 1865 accepted as Hydrictis Pocock, 1921
  187. Genus Hydromustela Bogdanow, 1871 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  188. Genus Ictidonyx Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Ictonyx Kaup, 1835
  189. Genus Ictis Kaup, 1829 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  190. Genus Ictomys Roberts, 1936 accepted as Ictonyx Kaup, 1835
  191. Genus Isolalutra Symeonidis & Sondaar, 1975 † accepted as Lutrogale Gray, 1825
  192. Genus Kolonocus Satunin, 1914 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  193. Genus Kolonokus Satunin, 1911 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  194. Genus Lamprogale Ognev, 1928 accepted as Martes Pinel, 1792
  195. Genus Latax Gray, 1843 accepted as Lontra Gray, 1843
  196. Genus Latax Gloger, 1827 accepted as Enhydra Fleming, 1822
  197. Genus Lataxia Gervais, 1855 accepted as Lontra Gray, 1843
  198. Genus Latra Zimmermann, 1780 accepted as Lutra Brisson, 1762
  199. Genus Leptarchus Wallace, 1876 † (Misspelling)
  200. Genus Leptonix Lesson, 1842 accepted as Aonyx Lesson, 1827
  201. Genus Leptonyx Lesson, 1842 accepted as Aonyx Lesson, 1827
  202. Genus Leutronectes Gray, 1869 accepted as Lutra Brisson, 1762
  203. Genus Lipotus Sundevall, 1843 accepted as Mellivora Storr, 1780
  204. Genus Loutra Schinz, 1824 accepted as Lutra Brisson, 1762
  205. Genus Lutreola Wagner in Schreber, 1841 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  206. Genus Lutris Duméril, 1805 accepted as Lutra Brisson, 1762
  207. Genus Lutrix Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Lutra Brisson, 1762
  208. Genus Lutronectes Gray, 1867 accepted as Lutra Brisson, 1762
  209. Genus Mamlutraus Herrera, 1899 accepted as Lutra Brisson, 1762
  210. Genus Marta Gervais, 1870 accepted as Martes Pinel, 1792
  211. Genus Meledes Kastschenko, 1925 accepted as Meles Brisson, 1762
  212. Genus Melesium Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Meles Brisson, 1762
  213. Genus Melex Ameghino, 1884 accepted as Meles Brisson, 1762
  214. Genus Melitoryx Gloger, 1841 accepted as Mellivora Storr, 1780
  215. Genus Melivora Gray, 1847 accepted as Mellivora Storr, 1780
  216. Genus Mellivorus Brookes, 1828 accepted as Mellivora Storr, 1780
  217. Genus Micraonyx Allen, 1919 accepted as Aonyx Lesson, 1827
  218. Genus Mustela Blasius, 1857 accepted as Martes Pinel, 1792
  219. Genus Mustela Bechstein, 1800 accepted as Galictis Bell, 1826
  220. Genus Mustelina Bogdanow, 1871 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  221. Genus Mustella Scopoli, 1777 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  222. Genus Neogale Gray, 1865 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  223. Genus Nesictis Thomas, 1922 accepted as Melogale Geoffroy in Bélanger, 1831
  224. Genus Nesolutra Bate, 1935 † accepted as Lutra Brisson, 1762
  225. Genus Ozolictis Gloger, 1841 accepted as Ictonyx Kaup, 1835
  226. Genus Paecilogale accepted as Poecilogale Thomas, 1883
  227. Genus Paraonyx Hinton, 1921 accepted as Aonyx Lesson, 1827
  228. Genus Pekania Gray, 1865 accepted as Martes Pinel, 1792
  229. Genus Perictis Kretzoi & Kretzoi, 2000 † accepted as Beckia Bryant, 1968 † (proposed replacement name, not in current use)
  230. Genus Pictorius Gray, 1865 accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  231. Genus Plesiogale Pocock, 1921 † accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  232. Genus Plesychtis Stefani, 1891 † accepted as Plesictis Pomel, 1846 †
  233. Genus Pocockictis Kretzoi, 1947 † accepted as Mustela Linnaeus, 1758
  234. Genus Poecilictis Thomas & Hinton, 1920 accepted as Ictonyx Kaup, 1835
  235. Genus Pomatotherium Hay, 1902 † accepted as Potamotherium Geoffroy, 1833 †
  236. Genus Pterura Wiegmann, 1838 accepted as Pteronura Gray, 1837
  237. Genus Pusa Oken, 1816 accepted as Enhydra Fleming, 1822
  238. Genus Putorices Hodgson, 1836 (unaccepted)
  239. Genus Putorius Cuvier, 1817 (unaccepted)
  240. Genus Rabdogale Wiegmann, 1838 (unaccepted)
  241. Genus Ratellus Gray, 1827 (unaccepted)
  242. Genus Ratelus Gray, 1825 (unaccepted)
  243. Genus Ratelus Bennett, 1830 (unaccepted)
  244. Genus Rattelus Swainson, 1835 (unaccepted)
  245. Genus Rhabdogale Wiegmann, 1838 (unaccepted)
  246. Genus Rhinogale Gloger, 1841 (unaccepted)
  247. Genus Saricovia Lesson, 1842 (unaccepted)
  248. Genus Suricoria Palmer, 1904 (unaccepted)
  249. Genus Sutra Oken, 1838 (unaccepted)
  250. Genus Sutra Elliot, 1874 (unaccepted)
  251. Genus Syarchus Gloger, 1841 (unaccepted)
  252. Genus Syarctus Gloger, 1841 (unaccepted)
  253. Genus Synarchus Gray, 1865 (unaccepted)
  254. Genus Taxidia Hodgson, 1847 (unaccepted)
  255. Genus Taxus Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795 (unaccepted)
  256. Genus Tayra Palmer, 1904 (unaccepted)
  257. Genus Tayra Oken, 1816 (unaccepted)
  258. Genus Thayra Kosmos, 1934 (unaccepted)
  259. Genus Trichomanis Hubrecht, 1891 (unaccepted)
  260. Genus Trochichis Baird in Baird-Heck, 1851 † (unaccepted)
  261. Genus Ursitaxus Hogdson, 1835 (unaccepted)
  262. Genus Ursotaxus Blyth in Cuvier, 1840 (unaccepted)
  263. Genus Vison Gray, 1843 (unaccepted)
  264. Genus Vormella (unaccepted)
  265. Genus Zibellina Kaup, 1829 (unaccepted)
  266. Genus Zorilla Gray, 1864 (unaccepted)
  267. Genus Zorilla Geoffroy, 1826 (unaccepted)
  268. Genus Zorilla Oken, 1816 (unaccepted)
  269. Genus Zorillo Berthold in Latreille, 1827 (unaccepted)
  270. Genus Craterogale Gazin, 1936 (uncertain, unassessed)
  271. Genus Enhydrichtis Stefani, 1891 (uncertain, unassessed)
  272. Genus Hypsoparia Dorr, 1954 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  273. Genus Ictis Schulze, 1897 (uncertain, unassessed)
  274. Genus Leptarctus Leidy, 1857 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  275. Genus Lydeckerilutra Mekayev, 2002 (uncertain, unassessed)
  276. Genus Melidellavus Ginsburg, 1961 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  277. Genus Petteromeles Mekayev, 2002 (uncertain, unassessed)
  278. Genus Protarctos Kretzoi, 1945 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  279. Genus Sminthosinis Bjork, 1970 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  280. Genus Xenictis Kretzoi, 1938 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  281. Genus Pilgrimeles Ginsburg, 1999 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  282. Genus Pseudoleptarctus Lim & Martin, 2003 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, currently accepted as subgenus)
  283. Genus Schultzogale Lim & Martin, 2000 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  284. Genus Beckia Bryant, 1968 † (accepted > junior homonym)
  285. Genus Laphyctis Viret, 1933 † (accepted > junior homonym)
marine
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2022). Mustelidae Fischer, 1817. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104767 on 2024-03-28
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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]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Eutheria (Infraclass) > Carnivora (Order) > Caniformia (Suborder) > Musteloidea (Superfamily) > Mustelidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Weasel family; includes sea otters (marine). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): TMF; stratigraphic range: Miocene (Lower Miocene)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

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