Mustelidae

Martes americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Musteloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pan-Carnivora Cladus: Carnivoramorpha Cladus: Carnivoraformes Ordo: Carnivora Subordo: Caniformia Cladus: Canoidea Infraordo: Arctoidea Parvordo: Mustelida Superfamilia: Musteloidea

Familia: Mustelidae
Subfamiliae (8 + †2): Guloninae – Helictidinae – Ictonychinae – Lutrinae – Melinae – Mellivorinae – Mustelinae – Taxidiinae – †Leptarctinae – †Oligobuninae
Genera incertae sedis (2): †Oaxacagale – †Pujilla

Name

Mustelidae Batsch, 1788

Combinations

• Mustelina Batsch, 1788: 110 [original spelling]
• Mustelini Fischer, 1817: 372
• Mustelladae Gray, 1821: 301
• Mustelidae Swainson, 1835: 361

References

Primary references

• Batsch, A.J.G.C. 1788. Versuch einer Anleitung zur Kenntniss und Geschichte der Thiere und Mineralien. Erster Theil. Allgemeine Geschichte der Natur; besondre der Säugthiere, Vögel, Amphibien und Fische. Jena: Akademischen Buchandlung, 528 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.79854.

Additional references

• Dubois, A. & Bour, R. 2010. The distinction between family-series and class-series nomina in zoological nomenclature, with emphasis on the nomina created by Batsch (1788, 1789) and on the higher nomenclature of turtles. Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 149–171.
• Fischer, G. 1817. Adversaria zoologica. Fascicule I. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 5: 357–446. BHL. 1 De nexu corporum naturalium in universum. pp. 357–367. 2 De systemate Mammalium. pp. 368–391. 3 De mammalium generibus. pp. 391–446. Reference page. 
• Gray, J.E. 1821. On the Natural Arrangement of Vertebrose Animals. London Medical Repository 15: 296–310. HathiTrust. Reference page.  
• Korth, W.W. & J.A. Baskin, 2009: A New Species of Leptarctus (Carnivora, Mustelidae) from the Late Clarendonian (Late Miocene) of Kansas. Annals of Carnegie Museum 78(1): 29–44. DOI: 10.2992/007.078.0103. Full article: [1].
• Law, C.J., Slater, G.J., Mehta, R.S., 2018. Lineage Diversity and Size Disparity in Musteloidea: Testing Patterns of Adaptive Radiation Using Molecular and Fossil-Based Methods. Systematic Biology 67(1): 127–144. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syx047.
• Swainson, W. 1835. On the natural history and classification of quadrupeds. London. Internet Archive Reference page. 

Links

• Mustelidae in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Mustelidae Fischer, 1817 – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

• català: Mustèlid
• čeština: Lasicovití
• dansk: Mårdyr
• English: Weasel family
• Esperanto: Musteledoj
• español: Mustélidos
• eesti: Kärplased
• Nordfriisk: Huarmer
• français: Mustélidés
• magyar: Menyétfélék
• 日本語: イタチ科
• 한국어: 족제비과
• Nederlands: Marterachtigen
• norsk: Mårdyr
• polski: Łasicowate
• português: Mustelídeos
• русский: Куньи
• svenska: Mårddjur
• ไทย: วงศ์เพียงพอน
• Türkçe: Sansargiller
• українська: Куницеві

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