Neovison macrodon (Prentis 1903)

[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.