Lontra Gray 1843 (otter)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 41121
Parent taxon: Lutrinae according to J. Marmi et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Aonychini, Aonyxini, Enhydra, Enhydrini, Enhydriodontini, Lutra, Lutraeximia, Lutrictis, Lutrini, Megencephalon, Pteronura, Siamogale, Teruelictis
Subtaxa: Lontra canadensis, Lontra felina, Lontra longicaudis, Lontra provocax, Lontra weiri
Ecology: amphibious insectivore