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Spalacotherioidea

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Spalacotherioidea was named by Prothero (1981) [Sublegion Spalacotherioidea]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Symmetrodonta by Averianov (2002); to Theriiformes by Li and Luo (2006); and to Trechnotheria by Ji et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Spalacotherioidea Prothero p. 320
2002Spalacotheroidea Averianov p. 714
2006Spalacotherioidea Li and Luo p. 197
2009Spalacotherioidea Ji et al. p. 281

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Spalacotherioidea
—Spalacotherioidea

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.

Unr. †Spalacotherioidea Prothero 1981
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Fm. †Spalacotheriidae Marsh 1887
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G. †Akidolestes Li and Luo 2006
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†Akidolestes cifelli Li and Luo 2006
†Akidolestes cifelli Li and Luo 2006
G. †Cifellitherium Martin et al. 2022
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†Cifellitherium suderlandicum Martin et al. 2022
G. †Infernolestes Cifelli et al. 2014
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†Infernolestes rougieri Cifelli et al. 2014
G. †Peralestes Owen 1871
Subfm. †Spalacolestinae Cifelli and Madsen 1999
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G. †Aliaga Cuenca-Bescos et al. 2014
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†Aliaga molinensis Cuenca-Bescos et al. 2014
G. †Heishanlestes Hu et al. 2005
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†Heishanlestes changi Hu et al. 2005
G. †Lactodens Han and Meng 2016
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†Lactodens sheni Han and Meng 2016
G. †Shalbaatar Nessov 1997
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†Shalbaatar bakht Nessov 1997
G. †Spalacolestes Cifelli and Madsen 1999
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†Spalacolestes cretulablatta Cifelli and Madsen 1999
†Spalacolestes inconcinnus Cifelli and Madsen 1999
G. †Spalacotheridium Cifelli 1990
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†Spalacotheridium mckennai Cifelli 1990
†Spalacotheridium noblei Cifelli and Madsen 1999
G. †Spalacotheroides Patterson 1955
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†Spalacotheroides bridwelli Patterson 1955
G. †Symmetrodontoides Fox 1976
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Invalid names: Mictodon simpsoni Fox 1984 [synonym]
†Symmetrodontoides foxi Cifelli and Madsen 1986
Invalid names: Mictodon Fox 1984 [synonym]
G. †Yaverlestes Sweetman 2008
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†Yaverlestes gassoni Sweetman 2008
G. †Spalacotherium Owen 1854
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†Spalacotherium evansae Ensom and Sigogneau-Russell 2000
†Spalacotherium henkeli Krebs 1985
†Spalacotherium taylori Clemens and Lees 1971
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Invalid names: Peralestes longirostris Owen 1871 [synonym]
G. †Symmetrolestes Tsubamoto and Rougier 2004
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†Symmetrolestes parvus Tsubamoto and Rougier 2004
Fm. †Zhangheotheriidae Rougier et al. 2003
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G. †Anebodon Bi et al. 2016
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†Anebodon luoi Bi et al. 2016
G. †Kiyatherium Maschenko and Lopatin 2002
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†Kiyatherium cardiodens Maschenko and Lopatin 2002
G. †Maotherium Rougier et al. 2003
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†Maotherium asiaticus Ji et al. 2009
†Maotherium sinensis Rougier et al. 2003
G. †Origolestes Mao et al. 2020
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†Origolestes lii Mao et al. 2020
G. †Zhangheotherium Hu et al. 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available