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Apheliscinae

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Taxonomy
Apheliscinae was named by Matthew (1918) [possibly named by Matthew at a different rank (family?)]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hyopsodontidae by Van Valen (1967); to Mioclaenidae by Archibald (1998); and to Apheliscidae by Zack et al. (2005).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Apheliscinae Matthew
1967Apheliscinae Van Valen
1998Apheliscinae Archibald
2005Apheliscinae Zack 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyApheliscidaeMatthew 1918
subfamilyApheliscinaeMatthew 1918
subfamilyApheliscinaeMatthew 1918

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.

Subfm. †Apheliscinae Matthew 1918
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G. †Parapheliscus Van Valen 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available