Pteronotus (Phyllodia) pristinus Silva-Taboada 1974

Pteronotus (Phyllodia) pristinus Silva-Taboada 1974, Acta Zool. Cracoviensia, 19: 49.

Type Locality: Cuba, Las Villas Province, Trinidad, Cueva de los Masones.

Vernacular Names: Prinstine Mustached Bat.

Distribution: Cuba, possibly Florida (USA).

Conservation: Extinct; IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001).

Discussion: Subgenus Phyllodia . Known only from subfossils, but found in the same sedimentary deposits as remains of many extant bat species (Silva-Taboada, 1974, 1979). Morphology and phylogenetic relationships discussed by Simmons and Conway (2001).