Neogale macrodon

(Prentiss, 1903)

Sea Mink

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Superfamily : Musteloidea
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Mustelinae
Genus : Neogale

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Prentiss, D.W. 1903-07-06. Description of an extinct mink from the shell-heaps of the Maine coast. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 26(1336):887-888.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612086

Original name as described

Lutreola macrodon

Type material

USNM:MAMM:115178

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37069ce24-3e1e-484e-ab2c-47804a09a8ba

Type locality

Brooklin, Handcock County, Maine, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Canada

Subregion distribution

USA(ME,MA)

Taxonomy notes

moved to Mustela from Neovison, then to Neogale

Taxonomy notes citation

Harding, L. E., & Smith, F. A. (2009). Mustela or Vison? Evidence for the taxonomic status of the American mink and a distinct biogeographic radiation of American weasels. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 52(3), 632-642. · Patterson, B. D., Ramírez-Chaves, H. E., Vilela, J. F., Soares, A. E. R., & Grewe, F. (2021). On the nomenclature of the American clade of weasels (Carnivora: Mustelidae). Journal of Animal Diversity, 3(2), 1-8.

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005872

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Lutreola macrodon

(Prentiss, 1903)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

macrodon

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:115178

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37069ce24-3e1e-484e-ab2c-47804a09a8ba

Authority page

888

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7612086

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Lutreola vison antiquus

(Loomis, 1911)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

antiqua

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ACM M1401

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

228

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40392064

Authority publication

American Journal of Science

Name usages

Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Neovison macrodon

(Wozencraft, 2005)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

macrodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Neogale macrodon

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

macrodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005872

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005872) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40784/45204492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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