IRMNG - Prionodontidae Pocock, 1933

IRMNG taxon details

Prionodontidae Pocock, 1933

IRMNG_ID

11922443 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11922443)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Carnivora

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Genus Palaeoprionodon Filhol, 1880 †
Genus Prionodon Horsfield, 1822
Genus Lingsang Gray, 1847 accepted as Prionodon Horsfield, 1822
Genus Linsang Müller, 1839 accepted as Prionodon Horsfield, 1822
Genus Linsanga Lydekker, 1896 accepted as Prionodon Horsfield, 1822
Genus Pardictis Thomas, 1925 accepted as Prionodon Horsfield, 1822
Genus Priodontes Lesson, 1842 accepted as Prionodontes Lesson, 1842 accepted as Prionodon Horsfield, 1822 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, misspelling in Wilson & Reeder, Mammal Species of the World 3)
Genus Prionodontes Lesson, 1842 accepted as Prionodon Horsfield, 1822 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Listed as valid family in Ruggiero, 2014, as subfamily (Prionodontinae) of Viverridae in Wilson & Reeder, 2005, and in...

Taxonomic remark Listed as valid family in Ruggiero, 2014, as subfamily (Prionodontinae) of Viverridae in Wilson & Reeder, 2005, and in subfamily Viverrinae in McKenna & Bell, 1997. Acceptance in Ruggiero follows Gaubert, P. and Veron, G. (2003). Exhaustive sample set among Viverridae reveals the sister-group of felids: the linsangs as a case of extreme morphological convergence within Feliformia. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 270 (1532): 2523-2530. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Prionodontidae Pocock, 1933. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11922443 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2022-04-30 06:00:49Z

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Rees, Tony

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Sources (4)
Notes (1)

basis of record 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]

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]

name verified source Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp.
note: as subfamily (Prionodontinae) of Viverridae [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]

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