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Elephantiformes
Taxonomy
Elephantiformes was named by Tassy (1988). It is extant.
It was reranked as the unranked clade Elephantiformes by Shoshani and Tassy (2005), Wang et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Proboscidea by Shoshani and Tassy (2005); to Proboscidea by Lambert and Shoshani (1998), Sach and Heizmann (2001), Sanders and Miller (2002), Shoshani et al. (2006); and to Proboscidea by Shoshani and Tassy (1996), Sanders (1999), Sanders (2007), Christiansen (2007), Sanders et al. (2010), Wang et al. (2017).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Elephantiformes by Shoshani and Tassy (2005), Wang et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Proboscidea by Shoshani and Tassy (2005); to Proboscidea by Lambert and Shoshani (1998), Sach and Heizmann (2001), Sanders and Miller (2002), Shoshani et al. (2006); and to Proboscidea by Shoshani and Tassy (1996), Sanders (1999), Sanders (2007), Christiansen (2007), Sanders et al. (2010), Wang et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1988 | Elephantiformes Tassy |
| 1996 | Elephantiformes Shoshani and Tassy p. 352 |
| 1998 | Elephantiformes Lambert and Shoshani p. 608 |
| 1999 | Elephantiformes Sanders p. 793 |
| 2001 | Elephantiformes Sach and Heizmann p. 40 |
| 2002 | Elephantiformes Sanders and Miller p. 389 |
| 2005 | Elephantiformes Shoshani and Tassy p. 9 figs. Table 2 |
| 2006 | Elephantiformes Shoshani et al. p. 17300 |
| 2007 | Elephantiformes Christiansen p. 427 |
| 2007 | Elephantiformes Sanders p. 2 |
| 2010 | Elephantiformes Sanders et al. p. 181 |
| 2017 | Elephantiformes Wang et al. p. 601 |
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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. Elephantiformes Tassy 1988
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Superfm. Elephantoidea Gray 1821
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Fm. Elephantidae Gray 1821 [elephant]
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Subfm. Elephantinae Gray 1821
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Tr. Elephantini Gray 1821
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G. Elephas Linnaeus 1758 [elephant]
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Invalid names: Elephantus Geoffroy and Cuvier 1795 [objective synonym], Hesperoloxodon Osborn 1931 [synonym], Hypselephas Osborn 1942 [synonym], Leithadamsia Matsumoto 1927 [synonym], Omoloxodon Deraniyagala 1955 [synonym], Palaeoloxodon Matsumoto 1924 [synonym], Pilgrimia Osborn 1924 [synonym], Platelephas Osborn 1942 [synonym], Sivalikia Osborn 1924 [synonym], Stegoloxodon Kretzoi 1950 [synonym]
G. †Mammuthus Brookes 1828 [mammoth]
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Invalid names: Archidiskodon Pohling 1888 [synonym], Parelephas Osborn 1924 [synonym]
Invalid names: Elephantina Gray 1825 [empty], Loxodontina Osborn 1918 [empty]
G. †Primelephas Maglio 1970
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†Primelephas korotorensis Coppens 1965
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Invalid names: Primelephas gomphotheroides Maglio 1970 [synonym]
G. †Emmenodon Cope 1889
G. †Stegodon Falconer 1857
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†Stegodon bombifrons Falconer 1847
†Stegodon florensis Hooijer 1957
†Stegodon ganesa Falconer and Cautley 1875
†Stegodon kaisensis Hopwood 1939
†Stegodon luzonensis von Koenigswald 1956
†Stegodon mindanensis Naumann 1890
†Stegodon sompoensis Hooijer 1964
†Stegodon sondaari van den Bergh 1999
†Stegodon sumbaensis Sartono 1979
†Stegodon syrticus Petrocchi 1943
†Stegodon trigonocephalus Martin 1887
†Stegodon trigonocephalus ngandongensis Osborn 1936
†Stegodon yuanmouensis You et al. 1978
G. †Stegotetrabelodon Petrocchi 1941
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†Stegotetrabelodon lybicus Petrocchi 1943
†Stegotetrabelodon orbus Maglio 1970
†Stegotetrabelodon syrticus Petrocchi 1941
Invalid names: Stegodontinae Osborn 1918 [empty], Stegotetrabelodontinae Aguirre 1969 [empty], Suina Gray 1825 [empty]
G. †Paratetralophodon Tassy 1983
Fm. †Stegodontidae Osborn 1918
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G. †Stegolophodon Pohlig 1888
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†Stegolophodon iravaticus Sein 2020
†Stegolophodon sahabianus Petrocchi 1943
Invalid names: Loxodontinae Osborn 1921 [empty], Mammontinae Osborn 1921 [empty], Mammutoidea [empty]
G. †Hemimastodon Pilgrim 1912
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†Hemimastodon annectens Matsumoto 1924
†Tetrabelodon (Hemimastodon) crepusculi Pilgrim 1908
Fm. †Palaeomastodontidae Andrews 1906
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G. †Palaeomastodon Andrews 1901
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†Palaeomastodon beadnelli Andrews 1901
†Palaeomastodon minor Andrews 1904
†Palaeomastodon parvus Andrews 1905
†Palaeomastodon wintoni Andrews 1905
Invalid names: Phiomiidae Kalandadze and Rautian 1992 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available