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Lutrinae
Bonaparte, 1838
- otters
(mammal)
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..actualia - actual entities
....Mundus - physical world
......naturalia - natural bodies
........Biota (Clade)
..........neomura ([unranked])
............Eukaryota (Domain) - eukaryotes
..............discaria ([unranked])
................dorsates ([unranked])
..................podiates ([unranked])
....................Amorphea (Clade)
......................Obazoa (Clade)
........................Opisthokonta (Clade) - animal-fungal clade
..........................Holozoa (Superkingdom)
............................filozoa ([unranked])
..............................Animalia (Kingdom) - animals
................................Planulozoa (Clade)
..................................Bilateria (Subkingdom) - bilaterians
....................................Nephrozoa (Clade)
......................................Deuterostomia (Infrakingdom)
........................................Chordata (Phylum) - chordates
..........................................Craniata (Subphylum)
............................................Vertebrata (Infraphylum) - vertebrates
..............................................Pan-Gnathostomata (Clade)
................................................Gnathostomata (Superclass) - jawed vertebrates
..................................................Eugnathostomata ([unranked])
....................................................Pan-Osteichthyes (Clade)
......................................................Osteichthyes (Clade)
........................................................Pan-Sarcopterygii ([unranked])
..........................................................Sarcopterygii ([unranked])
............................................................Dipnotetrapodomorpha ([unranked])
..............................................................Rhipidistia ([unranked])
................................................................Tetrapodomorpha ([unranked])
..................................................................Osteolepidida (Clade)
....................................................................Eotetrapodiformes ([unranked])
......................................................................Elpistostegalia ([unranked])
........................................................................Stegocephali (Clade)
..........................................................................Labyrinthodontia (Clade)
............................................................................Tetrapoda (Clade)
..............................................................................Pan-Amniota (Clade)
................................................................................Batrachosauria ([unranked])
..................................................................................Amniota (Clade)
....................................................................................Synapsida (Clade)
......................................................................................Therapsida (Clade)
........................................................................................Theriodontia ([unranked])
..........................................................................................Eutheriodontia ([unranked])
............................................................................................Cynodontia (Clade)
..............................................................................................Epicynodontia (Clade)
................................................................................................Eucynodontia (Clade)
..................................................................................................Probainognathia ([unranked])
....................................................................................................Mammaliamorpha (Clade)
......................................................................................................Mammaliaformes (Clade)
........................................................................................................Amphilestheria (Clade)
..........................................................................................................Holotheria (Clade)
............................................................................................................Mammalia (Class) - mammals
..............................................................................................................Theriimorpha (Clade)
................................................................................................................Theriiformes (Clade)
..................................................................................................................Trechnotheria (Clade)
....................................................................................................................Cladotheria (Clade)
......................................................................................................................Zatheria (Clade)
........................................................................................................................Prototribosphenida (Clade)
..........................................................................................................................Boreosphenida (Clade)
............................................................................................................................Theria (Subclass)
..............................................................................................................................Eutheria (Infraclass)
................................................................................................................................Placentalia (Cohort) - placentals
..................................................................................................................................Boreoeutheria (Magnorder)
....................................................................................................................................Laurasiatheria (Superorder)
......................................................................................................................................Scrotifera (Clade)
........................................................................................................................................Fereuungulata (Clade)
..........................................................................................................................................Ferae (Grandorder)
............................................................................................................................................Carnivoramorpha (Clade)
..............................................................................................................................................Carnivoraformes (Clade)
................................................................................................................................................Carnivora (Order) - carnivores
..................................................................................................................................................Caniformia (Suborder)
....................................................................................................................................................Arctoidea (Infraorder)
......................................................................................................................................................Musteloidea (Parvorder)
........................................................................................................................................................Mustelidae (Family) - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
..........................................................................................................................................................†Aelurocyon (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Amphicticeps (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Bathygale (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Brachypsalis (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................[Charronia] (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Franconictis (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................[Galera] (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................[Grisonella] (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................Guloninae (Subfamily)
..........................................................................................................................................................[Helictis] (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Leptarctinae (Subfamily)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Luogale (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................[Lutreola] (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Megalictis (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................Melinae (Subfamily) - badgers
..........................................................................................................................................................Mellivorinae (Subfamily)
..........................................................................................................................................................[Mephitinae] (Subfamily) - skunks
..........................................................................................................................................................Mustelinae (Subfamily) - weasels
..........................................................................................................................................................†Oligobunis (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Paragale (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Paroligobunis (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Plesictis (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Plesiogale (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Potamotherium (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Promartes (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................[Putorius] (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Semantor (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Sivalictis (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Stromeriella (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................[Taxidiinae] (Subfamily)
..........................................................................................................................................................†Zodiolestes (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................[Zorilla] (Genus)
..........................................................................................................................................................Lutrinae (Subfamily) - otters
............................................................................................................................................................Aonychini (Tribe)
............................................................................................................................................................Enhydrini (Tribe)
............................................................................................................................................................[Enhydris] (Genus)
............................................................................................................................................................[†Isolalutra] (Genus)
............................................................................................................................................................[†Kenyalutra] (Genus)
............................................................................................................................................................†Lutravus (Genus)
............................................................................................................................................................Lutrini (Tribe)
............................................................................................................................................................†Mionictis (Genus)
............................................................................................................................................................[Paraonyx] (Genus)
............................................................................................................................................................†Siamogale (Genus)
............................................................................................................................................................†Torolutra (Genus)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
(Bonaparte, 1838) Baird, 1857
Original name
:
Bonaparte, 1838:111.
Subsequent rank
:
1857. Baird, 1857
: 3, 183.
Types
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Lutrini
(Tribe)
Bonaparte, 1838
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
otterachtigen
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
otters
Ref:
1991.
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