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Molossidae (free-tailed bat)
Taxonomy
Molossidae was named by Gervais (1856). It is extant.
It was assigned to Microchiroptera by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Chiroptera by Kurten (1968), Butler (1984), Nowak (1991), Czaplewski (2010), Vianey-Liaud et al. (2014); and to Vespertilionoidea by Carroll (1988), Shi and Rabosky (2015), Amador et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Microchiroptera by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Chiroptera by Kurten (1968), Butler (1984), Nowak (1991), Czaplewski (2010), Vianey-Liaud et al. (2014); and to Vespertilionoidea by Carroll (1988), Shi and Rabosky (2015), Amador et al. (2018).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1856 | Molossidae Gervais |
| 1968 | Molossidae Kurten p. 57 |
| 1980 | Molossidae Kurten and Anderson p. 125 |
| 1984 | Molossidae Butler |
| 1988 | Molossidae Carroll |
| 1991 | Molossidae Nowak |
| 2010 | Molossidae Czaplewski |
| 2014 | Molossidae Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 578 |
| 2015 | Molossidae Shi and Rabosky |
| 2018 | Molossidae Amador et al. |
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Fm. Molossidae Gervais 1856 [free-tailed bat]
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G. †Cuvierimops Legendre and Sigé 1983
G. Eumops Miller 1906 [mastiff bat]
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Eumops glaucinus Wagner 1843 [Wagner's bonneted bat]
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Invalid names: Molossides floridanus Allen 1932 [synonym]
Eumops perotis Schinz 1821 [western mastiff bat]
Eumops underwoodi Goodwin 1940
Invalid names: Molossides Allen 1932 [synonym]
Subfm. Molossinae Gervais 1855
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G. Molossops Peters 1865 [Dog-faced bats]
G. Molossus Geoffroy 1805
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†Molossus fortis Miller 1913
Molossus molossus Gray 1839 [Velvety free-tailed bat]
G. Promops Gervais 1855 [Dome-palate mastiff bats]
G. Mormopterus Peters 1865
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Subg. †Mormopterus (Hydromops) Legendre 1984
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†Mormopterus (Hydromops) helveticus Revilliod 1920
†Mormopterus (Hydromops) stehlini Revilliod 1920
†Mormopterus barrancae Czaplewski 2010
Mormopterus colombiensis Czaplewski 1997
G. Nyctinomus Geoffroy 1818
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†Nyctinomus helveticus Revilliod 1920
†Nyctinomus stehlini Revilliod 1920
Subfm. Tadaridinae Legendre 1984
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G. Mops Lesson 1842 [greater mastiff bat]
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†Mops kerio Gunnell and Manthi 2018
†Mops turkwellensis Gunnell and Manthi 2018
G. Nyctinomops Miller 1902 [free-tailed bat]
G. Tadarida Rafinesque 1814
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Tadarida aegyptiaca Geoffroy 1818 [Egyptian free-tailed bat]
Tadarida aurispinosa Peale 1848 [Peale's free-tailed bat]
Tadarida brasiliensis Geoffroy 1824 [Mexican free-tailed bat]
Tadarida brasiliensis antillularum Miller 1902
†Tadarida constantinei Lawrence 1960
†Tadarida engesseri Rachl 1983
Tadarida laticaudata Geoffroy 1805
†Tadarida leptognatha Rachl 1983
†Tadarida rusingae Arroyo-Cabrales et al. 2002
Tadarida teniotis Rafinesque 1814
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available