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Contracavia
Taxonomy
Contracavia was named by Burmeister (1885).
It was synonymized subjectively with Cardiatherium by Vucetich et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Hydrochoeridae by Prado et al. (1998).
It was synonymized subjectively with Cardiatherium by Vucetich et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Hydrochoeridae by Prado et al. (1998).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1885 | Contracavia Burmeister p. 158 |
| 1998 | Contracavia Prado et al. p. 795 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available