Tachyglossus Illiger 1811 (echidna)
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Mammalia - Monotremata - Tachyglossidae
Alternative spelling: Echidna (Tachyglossus)
Synonym: Echidna Cuvier 1797 [replaced name]
Full reference: C. Illiger. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium
Parent taxon: Tachyglossidae according to T. Rowe et al. 2008
See also Carroll 1988, Griffiths et al. 1991, Illiger 1811, Lydekker 1894, Owen 1884 and Rich et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Megalibgwilia, Zaglossus
Subtaxa: Tachyglossus aculeatus
Type: Myrmecophaga aculeatus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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