IRMNG - Carnivora

IRMNG taxon details

Carnivora

IRMNG_ID

12116 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:12116)

Classification

Authority

Bowditch, 1821

Status

accepted

Rank

Order

Parent

Eutheria

Direct children (50)
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Family Adapisoriculidae †
Genus Adracon Filhol, 1885 †
Genus Aeluropsis Lydekker, 1884 †
Family Ailuridae Gray, 1843
Genus Amphicticeps Matthew & Granger, 1924 †
Family Amphicynodontidae Simpson, 1945 †
Family Amphicyonidae Haeckel, 1886 †
Family Barbourofelidae Schultz et al., 1970 †
Family Canidae Fischer, 1817
Family Caniformia incertae sedis
Family Carnivora incertae sedis
Genus Creodontipus Santamaria, López & Casanovas-Cladellas, 1990 †
Family Desmatophocidae Hay, 1930 †
Family Didymictidae Flynn & Galiano, 1982 †
Genus Elmensius Kretzoi, 1929 †
Family Enaliarctidae Tedford, 1976 †
Genus Eodesmatodon Zheng & Chi, 1978 †
Family Eupleridae Chenu, 1850
Family Felidae Gray, 1821
Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845
Family Hyaenidae Gray, 1821
Genus Mellivorodon Lydekker, 1884 †
Family Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845
Family Mustelida incertae sedis
Family Mustelidae Fischer, 1817
Family Nandiniidae Pocock, 1929
Family Nimravidae Cope, 1880 †
Genus Nothocyon Matthew, 1899 †
Genus Notoamphicyon Ameghino, 1904 †
Family Odobenidae Allen, 1880
Family Otariidae Gill, 1866
Genus Pacificotaria Barnes, 1992 †
Family Palaeogalidae Martin & Lim, 2001 †
Family Phocidae Gray, 1821
Genus Plesiocyon Schlosser, 1887 †
Family Prionodontidae Pocock, 1933
Family Procyonidae Gray, 1825
Genus Pteronarctos Barnes, 1989 †
Genus Puijila Rybczynski, Dawson & Tedford, 2009 †
Genus Ravenictis Fox & Youzwyshyn, 1994 †
Genus Shandgolictis Hunt, 1998 †
Family Stenoplesictidae Schlosser, 1923 †
Family Ursidae Gray, 1825
Genus Viretictis de Bonis, Peigne & Hugueney, 1999 †
Family Viverravidae Wortman & Matthew, 1899 †
Family Viverridae Gray, 1821

Family Carnivora (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)

Genus Adracodon Ameghino, 1889 † accepted as Adracon Filhol, 1885 †
Family Hemicyonidae † accepted as Ursidae Gray, 1825 (currently accepted as subfamily)

Family Ailuropodidae Grevé, 1894 accepted as Ursidae Gray, 1825 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, currently accepted as subfamily)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, fresh, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Carnivora. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=12116 on 2023-03-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-05-31 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2022-04-25 18:45:53Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2022-04-26 08:40:20Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2022-04-26 18:56:39Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details]

name verified source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. [details]

current name source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details]

From other sources

Descriptive info Carnivores (mammals). [details]

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