Chironectes Illiger 1811

Chironectes Illiger 1811, Prodr. Syst. Mamm. Avium: 76.

Type Species: Lutra minima Zimmermann 1780

Synonyms: Gamba Liais 1872; Memina G. Fischer 1814; Sarigua Muirhead 1819 .

Species and subspecies: 1 species with 4 subspecies:

Species Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann 1780)

Subspecies Chironectes minimus subsp. minimus (Zimmermann 1780)

Subspecies Chironectes minimus subsp. argyrodytes Dickey 1928

Subspecies Chironectes minimus subsp. langsdorffi Boitard 1845

Subspecies Chironectes minimus subsp. panamensis Goldman 1914

Discussion: Memina G. Fischer, 1813, is a nomen nudum. Cheronectes Fleming, 1822, Cheironectes Gray, 1827, Cheironectes Jentink, 1888, and Chironeytes Goeldi and Hagmann, 1904, are incorrect subsequent spellings of Chironectes Illiger.