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Rhynchocyonidae
Taxonomy
Rhynchocyoninae was named by Gill (1872). It is not extant.
It was reranked as the family Rhynchocyonidae by Senut and Pickford (2021).
It was assigned to Macroscelididae by Schlosser (1877), Butler (1984); and to Macroscelidea by Senut and Pickford (2021).
It was reranked as the family Rhynchocyonidae by Senut and Pickford (2021).
It was assigned to Macroscelididae by Schlosser (1877), Butler (1984); and to Macroscelidea by Senut and Pickford (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1872 | Rhynchocyoninae Gill |
| 1877 | Rhynchocyoninae Schlosser p. 89 |
| 1984 | Rhynchocyoninae Butler |
| 2021 | Rhynchocyonidae Senut and Pickford |
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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.
Fm. †Rhynchocyonidae Gill 1872
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G. †Brevirhynchocyon Senut and Pickford 2021
G. †Hypsorhynchocyon Senut 2008
G. †Miorhynchocyon Butler 1984
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†Miorhynchocyon clarki Butler and Hopwood 1957
†Miorhynchocyon gariepensis Senut 2003
†Miorhynchocyon meswae Butler 1984
G. Rhynchocyon Peters 1847
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Rhynchocyon chrysopygus Günther 1881 [Golden-rumped elephant shrew]
Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters 1847
†Rhynchocyon clarki Butler and Hopwood 1957
Rhynchocyon claudi Thomas and Wroughton 1907
Rhynchocyon petersi Bocage 1880
†Rhynchocyon rusingae Butler 1969
Invalid names: Rhinonax Thomas 1918 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available