Isolobodon portoricensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Echimyidae
Subfamilia: Capromyinae
Tribus: †Isolobodontini
Genus: †Isolobodon
Species: †Isolobodon portoricensis

Name

†Isolobodon portoricensis J. A. Allen, 1916: 19

Holotype: AMNH 38409a, skull with nasals and entire upper dentition complete, but lacks part of one zygoma and the posterior to fronto-parietal braincase suture.

Type locality: “Cueva de la Seiba, near Utuado, Puerto Rico.”

Synonyms

†Ithydontia levir Miller, 1922: 5 [synonymized by Reynolds, Koopman & Williams (1953: 6)]

Holotype: USNM 10735, right mandibular tooth probably M1 or M2.

Type locality: “in the larger of the two caves northeast of St. Michel de l´Atalaye, northwest end of the Central Plain of Haiti.”

References

Primary references

Allen, J. A. 1916. An extinct octodont from the island of Porto Rico, West Indies. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 27: 17–22. DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1916.tb55182.x
Miller, G.S. 1922. Remains of mammals form the caves in the Republic of Haiti. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 74(3): 1–8.
Reynolds, T. E., Koopman, K.F. & Williams, E.E. 1953. A cave faunule from western Puerto Rico with a discussion of the genus Isolobodon. Breviora 12: 1–8.

Additional references

Flemming, C. & McPhee, R.D.E. 199. Redetermination of Holotype of Isolobodon portoricensis (Rodentia, Capromyidae), with Notes on Recent Mammalian Extinctions in Puerto Rico. American Museum Novitates 3278: 1–11. handle.

Links

Isolobodon portoricensis 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.
Turvey, S. & Dávalos, L. 2008. IUCN: Isolobodon portoricensis (Extinct). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T10860A3223144. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T10860A3223144.en

Vernacular names

English: Puerto Rican Hutia