Sarcophilus F. G. Cuvier, 1837 . In E. Geoffroy and F. G. Cuvier, Hist. Nat. Mammifères, pt. 4, 7(70):1 -6, "Sarcophile oursin".

TYPE SPECIES: Didelphis ursina Harris, 1808 (= Dasyurus laniarius Owen, 1838).

SYNONYMS: Diabolus, Ursinus.