Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Alternative combination: Daphoenus caroniavorus

Synonyms: Absonodaphoenus bathygenus White 1947, Parictis bathygenus White 1947

Full reference: T. E. White. 1942. The Lower Miocene mammal fauna of Florida. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 92(1):1-49

Belongs to Cynelos according to R. M. Hunt 1998

Sister taxa: Cynelos euryodon, Cynelos idoneus, Cynelos lemanensis, Cynelos macrodon, Cynelos sinapius

Type specimens:

• Cynelos caroniavorus: Its type locality is Thomas Farm, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Alachua Formation of Florida
• Parictis bathygenus:

Average measurements (in mm): P4 14.0 x 8.5, M1 10.0 x 12.0, M2 5.00 x 8.00, p4 10.0 x 4.5, m1 15.0 x 7.0, m2 9.00 x 7.00