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Erinaceomorpha

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Erinaceomorpha was named by Gregory (1910). It is extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Erinaceomorpha by Gregory (1910), Smith et al. (2002), Scott (2006) and Silcox et al. (2010); it was reranked as the suborder Erinaceomorpha by McKenna (1975); it was considered an invalid subgroup of Eulipotyphla by Douady et al. (2002); it was reranked as the order Erinaceomorpha by Wilson and Reeder (2005).

It was assigned to Lipotyphla by Gregory (1910); to Insectivora by McKenna (1975); to Insectivora by Novacek et al. (1985); to Mammalia by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Lipotyphla by Hooker (1986), Smith et al. (2002), Lopatin (2006), Scott (2006) and Dunn and Rasmussen (2009); and to Eulipotyphla by Silcox et al. (2010) and Rose et al. (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Erinaceomorpha Gregory p. 464
1930Creotarsinae Hay
1967Creotarsinae Van Valen
1975Erinaceomorpha McKenna p. 42
1985Erinaceomorpha Novacek et al. p. 3
1986Erinaceomorpha Hooker p. 223
1997Creotarsidae McKenna and Bell
2002Erinaceomorpha Smith et al. p. 374
2005Erinaceomorpha Wilson and Reeder
2006Creotarsidae Lopatin
2006Erinaceomorpha Lopatin
2006Erinaceomorpha Scott p. 1697
2009Erinaceomorpha Dunn and Rasmussen p. 322
2010Erinaceomorpha Silcox et al.
2012Erinaceomorpha Rose et al.

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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
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
Erinaceomorpha()
Erinaceomorpha()

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. Erinaceomorpha Gregory 1910
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Fm. †Chambelestidae Gheerbrant and Hartenberger 1999
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G. †Chambilestes Gheerbrant and Hartenberger 1999
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Chambilestes foussanensis Gheerbrant and Hartenberger 1999
G. †Diacodon Cope 1875
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Diacodon alticuspis Cope 1875
Diacodon puercensis Matthew 1918
G. †Ghambilentes Unknown 2000
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Ghambilentes foussanensis Gheerbrant and Hartenberger 1999
G. †Quadratodon De Bast and Smith 2017
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Quadratodon sigei De Bast and Smith 2017
G. †Seia Russell and Gingerich 1981
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Seia shahi Russell and Gingerich 1981
Fm. †Sespedectidae Novacek 1985
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Subfm. †Sespedectinae Novacek 1985
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G. †Colpocherus Beard and Dawson 2009
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Colpocherus mississippiensis Beard and Dawson 2009
G. †Crypholestes Novacek 1980
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Crypholestes vaughni Novacek 1976
Invalid names: Cryptolestes Novacek 1976 [replaced]
G. †Patriolestes Walsh 1998
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Patriolestes novaceki Walsh 1998
G. †Proterixoides Stock 1935
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Proterixoides davisi Stock 1935
G. †Sespedectes Stock 1935
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Sespedectes singularis Stock 1935
Sespedectes stocki Novacek 1985
G. †Talpavoides Bown and Schankler 1982
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Talpavoides dartoni Bown and Schankler 1982
G. †Talpavus Marsh 1872
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Talpavus conjunctus Storer 1995
Talpavus duplus Krishtalka 1976
Talpavus sullivani Guthrie 1971
Fm. †Vastanidae Bajpai et al. 2005
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G. †Vastania Bajpai et al. 2005
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Vastania sahnia Bajpai et al. 2005
Invalid names: Creotarsinae Hay 1930 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available