Lontra felina

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Marine Otter

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Location:Chile, Los Lagos division, Chiloe Island, PuñihuilDate taken:Jan 9, 2015

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 7062

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Carnivora
Suborder : Caniformia
Infraorder : Arctoidea
Parvorder : Mustelida
Family : Mustelidae
Subfamily : Lutrinae
Genus : Lontra

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Molina, G.I. 1782. Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili. S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Bologna, 367 pp.

Authority publication link

https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/idurl/1/9635

Original name as described

Mustela Felina

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Marine

Country distribution

Peru · Chile · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005845

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 16 names and synonyms.

Mustela Felina

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

felina

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

284

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

Wolf (1796:288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72410)

Mustela Lutra chilensis

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

chilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

172

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664196

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Kerr (1792:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664196) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  2. Turton (1802:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772913) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lutra felina

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

felina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080966

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080966) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Schinz (1821:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51528973) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  3. Fischer (1829:228) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  4. Gay (1847:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26256493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37640)
  5. Thomas (1881:3, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67407)
  6. True (1885:609, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306403) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  7. Thomas (1889:198, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28698795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14030)
  8. Allen (1895:188, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26894324) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15949)
  9. Alfaro (1897:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
  10. Allen (1897:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)
  11. Matschie (1898:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)
  12. Lahille (1899:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  13. Trouessart (1904:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423096) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  14. Allen (1905:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16055843) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34943)
  15. Osgood (1943:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)
  16. Davis (1978:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68232)
  17. Corbet & Hill (1980:98) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  18. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  19. Corbet & Hill (1991:107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Lutra Chilensis

(E. T. Bennett, 1832)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

chilensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1884.6.3.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fe933d1e-346c-48f7-a5ed-b6ef1607e53f

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214115

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Bennett (1832:1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1214115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67699)
  2. Smith (1842:251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Lesson (1842:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Tschudi (1844:249, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)
  5. Tschudi (1845:119, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007903) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37358)
  6. Tomes (1862:279, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28672815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34985)
  7. Murray (1866:327, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  8. Milne-Edwards (1891:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34634297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68985)

Lutra californica

(J. E. Gray, 1837)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

californica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:133a, BMNH:Mamm:1460a

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a67a1b0e-9c5c-410c-acd1-37f661430ddb https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cc9fb8c4-83bb-4761-9f3e-10f9c120b228

Authority page

580

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27268171

Authority publication

Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Smith (1842:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  2. Coues (1867:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41181572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68670)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lutra brachydactyla

(J. A. Wagner, 1841)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

brachydactyla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

261 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31062890

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Lutra peruviensis

(P. Gervais, 1841)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

peruviensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11256175

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Lesson (1847:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67402)
  3. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lutra Californiae

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

californiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

73

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:73) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Lutra montana

(von Tschudi, 1844)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

montana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

249

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089024

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Tschudi (1844:249, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)
  2. Wozencraft (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8533)

Lutra chilens

(Schmarda, 1853)

Family

Mustelidae

Root name

chilens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

559

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Schmarda (1853:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)

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