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Mustela putorius (European polecat)
Taxonomy
Mustela putorius was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Putorius putorius by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Mustela (Putorius) putorius by Kurten (1968).
It was recombined as Putorius putorius by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Mustela (Putorius) putorius by Kurten (1968).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1758 | Mustela putorius Linnaeus p. 46 |
1902 | Putorius putorius Hay p. 768 |
1911 | Mustela putorius Thomas p. 139 |
1968 | Mustela (Putorius) putorius Kurten p. 99 |
2004 | Mustela putorius Marmi et al. p. 489 figs. Fig. 2 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Mustela putorius Linnaeus 1758 [European polecat]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (13 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Pliocene - Pleistocene | Italy (Sardinia) | Mustela putorius (51478) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Germany (Thüringen) | Putorius putorius (45068) | |
Pleistocene | Belgium | Mustela putorius (34127) | |
Pleistocene | Italy (Verona) | Mustela putorius (43656) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) | Mustela putorius (49999 50196) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Verona) | Mustela putorius (43645 43653) | |
Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Norfolk) | Mustela putorius (49816) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Austria (Niederoesterreich) | Putorius putorius (50258) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece (Kilkis) | Mustela putorius (207192) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Mustela putorius (43619) | |
Holocene | Netherlands | Putorius putorius (55533) |