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Cryptochloris

Mammalia - Chrysochloridae

Taxonomy
Cryptochloris was named by Shortridge and Carter (1938). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chrysochloridae by Van Valen (1967) and Gilbert et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Cryptochloris Shortridge and Carter
1967Cryptochloris Van Valen
2006Cryptochloris Gilbert et al. p. 794

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
superfamilyTenrecoidea()
familyChrysochloridaeGray 1825
genusCryptochlorisShortridge and Carter 1938

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Cryptochloris Shortridge and Carter 1938
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Diagnosis
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