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Glossotherium wegneri

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Mylodon wegneri was named by Spillmann (1931).

It was synonymized subjectively with Glossotherium robustum by McAfee (2009); it was recombined as Glossotherium wegneri by Hoffstetter (1952), De Iuliis et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Mylodon wegneri Spillmann pp. 16-20 figs. pl-2
1952Glossotherium wegneri Hoffstetter p. 84
2020Glossotherium wegneri De Iuliis 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872
genusGlossotheriumOwen 1840
specieswegneri(Spillmann 1931)

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.

Glossotherium wegneri Spillmann 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available