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Prodiacodon puercensis

Mammalia - Leptictidae

Taxonomy
Diacodon puercensis was named by Matthew (1918) [as type of "subgenus" Palaeolestes]. It is the type species of Prodiacodon.

It was recombined as Prodiacodon puercensis by Matthew (1929), Matthew (1937), Gazin (1949), Novacek (1977), Novacek (1982) and Rose (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Diacodon puercensis Matthew
1929Prodiacodon puercensis Matthew p. 171
1937Prodiacodon puercensis Matthew
1949Prodiacodon puercensis Gazin
1977Prodiacodon puercensis Novacek
1982Prodiacodon puercensis Novacek
1999Prodiacodon puercensis Rose

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
superorderLeptictida
familyLeptictidaeGill 1872
genusProdiacodon
speciespuercensis()

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.

Prodiacodon puercensis Matthew 1918
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available