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Macroscelides
Taxonomy
Macroscelides was named by Smith. It is extant. It is the type genus of Macroscelidini.
It was assigned to Macroscelididae by McKenna and Bell (1997), Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Macroscelidini by Van Valen (1967), Dumbacher et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Macroscelididae by McKenna and Bell (1997), Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Macroscelidini by Van Valen (1967), Dumbacher et al. (2016).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1829 | Eumerus Saint-Hilaire |
| 1830 | Macroscelis Fischer |
| 1831 | Rhinomys Lichtenstein |
| 1838 | Diposorex Blainville |
| 1967 | Macroscelides Van Valen |
| 1997 | Macroscelides McKenna and Bell |
| 2005 | Macroscelides Wilson and Reeder |
| 2016 | Macroscelides Dumbacher et al. |
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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.
G. Macroscelides Smith
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Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw 1800 [Short-eared elephant shrew]
Invalid names: Diposorex Blainville 1838 [synonym], Eumerus Saint-Hilaire 1829 [synonym], Macroscelis Fischer 1830 [synonym], Rhinomys Lichtenstein 1831 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available