Neovison macrodon (Prentis 1903)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 532-628 : 619

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scientific name	Neovison macrodon (Prentis 1903)
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[Lutreola] macrodon Prentis 1903 , Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., 26: 887.

Type Locality: "Brooklin, Handcock County, Maine." [Brooklin archaeological site on Black Isl, Maine].

Vernacular Names: Sea mink.

Synonyms: Neovison antiquus (Loomis 1911) .

Distribution: Formerly found along the coasts of Canada (New Brunswick) and USA (Maine).

Conservation: IUCN – Extinct as Mustela macrodon .

Discussion: Last collected in 1894. Manville (1966) argued that recently extinct form macrodon is conspecific with vison , although Kurtén and Anderson (1980) and Mead et al. (2000) recognized it as a distinct species.