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Pseudocheiridae (ringtail possum)
Taxonomy
Pseudocheiridae was named by Winge (1893). It is extant.
It was reranked as the family Pseudocheirinae by Pocock (1921) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).
It was assigned to Phalangeridae by Pocock (1921); to Phalangeriformes by Springer et al. (1994); to Diprotodontia by Nowak (1991) and Wroe (1998); to Petauroidea by Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Phalangerida by Dawson et al. (1999), Munemasa et al. (2006) and Roberts et al. (2007).
It was reranked as the family Pseudocheirinae by Pocock (1921) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).
It was assigned to Phalangeridae by Pocock (1921); to Phalangeriformes by Springer et al. (1994); to Diprotodontia by Nowak (1991) and Wroe (1998); to Petauroidea by Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Phalangerida by Dawson et al. (1999), Munemasa et al. (2006) and Roberts et al. (2007).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1893 | Pseudocheiridae Winge |
1921 | Pseudocheirinae Pocock p. 607 |
1991 | Pseudocheiridae Nowak |
1994 | Pseudocheiridae Springer et al. p. 86 |
1998 | Pseudocheiridae Wroe |
1999 | Pseudocheiridae Dawson et al. p. 283 |
2005 | Pseudocheirinae Wilson and Reeder |
2006 | Pseudocheiridae Munemasa et al. p. 189 |
2007 | Pseudocheiridae Roberts et al. p. 2 |
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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. Pseudocheiridae Winge 1893 [ringtail possum]
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G. †Marlu Woodburne et al. 1987
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†Marlu karya Wroe 1998
†Marlu kutjamarpensis Woodburne et al. 1987
†Marlu kutjamarpensis Woodburne et al. 1987
†Marlu preacursor Woodburne et al. 1987
†Marlu syke Wroe 1998
G. †Pildra Woodburne et al. 1987
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†Pildra antiquus Woodburne et al. 1987
†Pildra magnus Pledge 1987
†Pildra secundus Woodburne et al. 1987
†Pildra tertius Woodburne et al. 1987
G. Pseudocheirus Ogilby 1837 [ring-tailed possum]
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†Pseudocheirus albertisii Peters 1974
Pseudocheirus peregrinus Boddaert 1785 [common ringtail possum]
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Pseudocheirus peregrinus occidentalis Thomas 1888
Invalid names: Didelphis caudivolvula Kerr 1792 [objective synonym], Didelphis novaehollandiae Bechstein 1800 [objective synonym], Phalangista banksii Gray 1838 [objective synonym]
†Pseudocheirus stirtoni Turnbull and Lundelius 1970
Pseudochirus peregrinus Boddaert 1785 [common ringtail possum]
G. Pseudochirops Marschie 1915 [green ringtail]
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Pseudochirops albertisii Peters 1874 [D Albertis ringtail]
Pseudochirops archeri Collett 1884 [Green ringtail]
†Pseudochirops corinnae Thomas 1897
Pseudochirops coronatus Thomas 1897 [Reclusive ringtail]
†Pseudochirops cupreus Thomas 1897
†Pseudochirops winteri Mackness and Archer 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available