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Vombatoidea

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Taxonomy
Vombatoidea was named by Iredole and Troughton (1934).

It was assigned to Marsupialia by Pledge (1987); to Diprotodonta by Rich (1986), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Vombatomorphia by Beck et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Vombatoidea Iredole and Troughton
1986Vombatoidea Rich p. 69
1987Vombatoidea Pledge
1997Vombatoidea McKenna and Bell
2020Vombatoidea Beck 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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderVombatiformesBurnett 1830
infraorderVombatomorphiaAlpin and Archer 1987
superfamilyVombatoideaIredole and Troughton 1934
superfamilyVombatoideaIredole and Troughton 1934

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.

Superfm. †Vombatoidea Iredole and Troughton 1934
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Fm. †Mukupirnidae Beck et al. 2020
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G. †Mukupirna Beck et al. 2020
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Mukupirna nambensis Beck et al. 2020
Fm. †Palorchestidae Tate 1948
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G. †Ngapakaldia Stirton 1967
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Ngapakaldia bonythoni Stirton 1967
Ngapakaldia tedfordi Stirton 1967
G. †Palorchestes Owen 1874
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Palorchestes anulus Black 1997
Palorchestes azael Owen 1874
Palorchestes painei Woodburne 1967
Palorchestes parvus De Vis 1895
Palorchestes selestiae Mackness 1995
G. †Pitikantia Stirton 1967
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Pitikantia dailyi Stirton 1967
G. †Propalorchestes Murray 1986
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Fm. Vombatidae Burnett 1829 [wombat]
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G. Lasiorhinus Gray 1863 [hairy-nosed wombat]
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Lasiorhinus krefftii Owen 1872 [northern hairy-nosed wombat]
Lasiorhinus latifrons Owen 1845 [southern hairy-nosed wombat]
G. †Nimbavombatus Brewer et al. 2015
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Nimbavombatus boodjamullensis Brewer et al. 2015
G. †Phascolomys Illiger 1811
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Phascolomys medius Owen 1872
Phascolomys pliocenus McCoy 1874
G. †Phascolonus Owen 1872
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Phascolonus gigas Owen 1859
Phascolonus lemleyi Archer 1976
G. †Ramsayia Tate 1951
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Ramsayia magna Owen 1872
G. †Rhizophascolonus Stirton et al. 1967
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Rhizophascolonus crowcrofti Stirton et al. 1967
Rhizophascolonus ngangaba Brewer et al. 2018
G. †Sedophascolomys Louys 2015
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G. Vombatus Saint-Hillaire 1803 [common wombat]
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Vombatus hacketti Glauert 1910
Vombatus mitchelli Owen 1838
Vombatus ursinus Shaw 1800 [common wombat]
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Invalid names: Opossum hirsutum Perry 1810 [synonym], Phascolomys mitchelli Owen 1838 [synonym], Phascolomys platyrhinus Owen 1853 [synonym], Phascolomys vombatus Leach 1815 [synonym]
Invalid names: Opossum Perry 1810 [synonym]
G. †Warendja Hope and Wilkinson 1982
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Warendja encorensis Brewer et al. 2007
Warendja wakefieldi Hope and Wilkinson 1982
Invalid names: Phascolomina Gray 1825 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available