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Taxonomy
Tupaioidea was named by Dobson (1882). It is extant.
It was reranked as the superfamily Tupaioidea by Van Valen (1967).
It was assigned to Insectivora by Schlosser (1877); to Proteutheria by Van Valen (1967); and to Primates by Chopra and Vasishat (1979).
It was reranked as the superfamily Tupaioidea by Van Valen (1967).
It was assigned to Insectivora by Schlosser (1877); to Proteutheria by Van Valen (1967); and to Primates by Chopra and Vasishat (1979).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1877 | Tupaioidea Schlosser p. 89 |
1882 | Tupaioidea Dobson p. 4 |
1967 | Tupaioidea Van Valen |
1979 | Tupaioidea Chopra and Vasishat p. 214 |
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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.
Subor. Tupaioidea Dobson 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available