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Protonycteris

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Archaeonycteridae

Taxonomy
Protonycteris was named by Smith et al. (2007). It is not extant. Its type is Protonycteris gunnelli.

It was assigned to Archaeonycteridae by Smith et al. (2007).

Species
P. gunnelli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Protonycteris Smith et al. p. 1004

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
—Microchiropteramorpha(Simmons and Geisler 1998)
familyArchaeonycteridae(Revilliod 1917)
genusProtonycteris

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.

G. †Protonycteris Smith et al. 2007
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†Protonycteris gunnelli Smith et al. 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available