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Tenrecidae (tenrec)
Taxonomy
Tenrecidae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.
It was assigned to Plantigradae by Gray (1821); to Tenrecoidae by Hay (1930); to Zalambdodonta by Carroll (1988); to Insectivora by Butler (1984) and Nowak (1991); to Afrotheria by Madsen et al. (2001); to Afrosoricida by Douady et al. (2002); to Tenrecomorpha by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Tenrecoidea by Van Valen (1967), Asher et al. (2005), Seiffert (2007) and Asher and Helgen (2010); and to Soricomorpha by Pickford (2018).
It was assigned to Plantigradae by Gray (1821); to Tenrecoidae by Hay (1930); to Zalambdodonta by Carroll (1988); to Insectivora by Butler (1984) and Nowak (1991); to Afrotheria by Madsen et al. (2001); to Afrosoricida by Douady et al. (2002); to Tenrecomorpha by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Tenrecoidea by Van Valen (1967), Asher et al. (2005), Seiffert (2007) and Asher and Helgen (2010); and to Soricomorpha by Pickford (2018).
Subtaxa
Arenagale, Centetinae, Echinops, Geogale (syn. Cryptogale), Geogalinae, Limnogale, Microgale (syn. Paramicrogale, Nesogale, Leptogale), Ndamathaia, Oryzorictinae, Potamogalinae (syn. Mystomyidae), Promicrogale, Protenrecinae, Setifer (syn. Tendrac, Ericulus, Hericulus), Sperrgale, Tenrec (syn. Centetes, Tanrecus), Tenrecinae (syn. Echinogalinae, Centetina)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1821 | Tenrecidae Gray p. 301 |
| 1866 | Centetidae Murray p. 232 |
| 1883 | Centetidae Flower p. 186 |
| 1889 | Centetidae Cope p. 876 |
| 1891 | Centetidae Flower and Lydekker p. 92 |
| 1910 | Centetidae Gregory p. 464 |
| 1911 | Centetidae Jaekel p. 210 |
| 1930 | Tenrecidae Hay p. 427 |
| 1967 | Tenrecidae Van Valen |
| 1984 | Tenrecidae Butler |
| 1988 | Tenrecidae Carroll |
| 1991 | Tenrecidae Nowak |
| 2001 | Tenrecidae Madsen et al. p. 610 |
| 2002 | Tenrecidae Douady et al. p. 204 |
| 2005 | Tenrecidae Asher et al. p. 919 |
| 2005 | Tenrecidae Wilson and Reeder |
| 2007 | Tenrecidae Seiffert |
| 2010 | Tenrecidae Asher and Helgen p. 3 figs. Figure 1 |
| 2018 | Tenrecidae Pickford |
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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.
Fm. Tenrecidae Gray 1821 [tenrec]
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G. Echinops Martin 1838 [lesser hedgehog tenrec]
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Echinops telfairi Martin 1838 [lesser hedgehog tenrec]
G. Geogale Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1872 [large-eared tenrec]
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†Geogale aletris Butler and Hopwood 1957
Geogale aurita Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1872 [Large-eared tenrec]
Invalid names: Cryptogale Grandidier 1928 [synonym]
G. Microgale Thomas 1882 [shrew tenrec]
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Microgale talazaci Major 1896 [Talazacs shrew tenrec]
Invalid names: Leptogale Thomas 1918 [synonym], Nesogale Thomas 1918 [synonym], Paramicrogale Grandidier and Petit 1931 [synonym]
G. †Ndamathaia Jacobs et al. 1987
Subfm. Oryzorictinae Dobson 1882
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G. Oryzorictes Grandidier 1870
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Oryzorictes hova Grandidier 1870 [Mole-like rice tenrec]
Oryzorictes tetradactylus Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1882 [Four-toed rice tenrec]
Invalid names: Nesoryctes Thomas 1918 [synonym]
Subfm. †Potamogalinae
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G. Micropotamogale Heim de Balsac 1954
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Micropotamogale lamottei Heim de Balsac 1954 [Nimba otter shrew]
Micropotamogale ruwenzorii de Witte and Frechkop 1955 [Ruwenzori otter shrew]
Invalid names: Kivugale Kretzoi 1961 [synonym], Mesopotamogale Heim de Balsac 1956 [synonym]
Invalid names: Mystomyidae Cope 1883 [synonym]
Subfm. †Protenrecinae Butler 1969
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G. †Protenrec Butler and Hopwood 1957
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†Protenrec butleri Mein and Pickford 2003
†Protenrec tricuspis Butler and Hopwood 1957
G. Setifer Froriep 1806 [greater hedgehog tenrec]
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Setifer setosus Froriep 1806 [greater hedgehog tenrec]
Invalid names: Ericulus Saint Hilaire 1837 [synonym], Hericulus Gloger 1841 [synonym], Tendrac Blainville 1838 [synonym]
G. Tenrec Lacépède 1799 [tail-less tenrec]
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Tenrec ecaudatus Schreber 1778 [common tenrec]
Invalid names: Centetes Illiger 1811 [synonym], Tanrecus Blainville 1838 [synonym]
Subfm. †Tenrecinae Gray 1821
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G. Dasogale Grandidier 1928
G. Hemicentetes Mivart 1871
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Hemicentetes nigriceps Günther 1875 [Highland streaked tenrec]
Hemicentetes semispinosus Cuvier 1798 [Lowland streaked tenrec]
Invalid names: Echinodes Trouessart 1879 [synonym], Eteocles Gray 1821 [synonym]
Invalid names: Centetina Bonaparte 1838 [synonym], Echinogalinae Murray 1866 [synonym]
Invalid names: Centetidae Murray 1866 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available