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Simocyon diaphorus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ailuridae

Taxonomy
Simocyon diaphorus was named by Kaup (1832). Its type specimen is BMNH M 412, a mandible (cast of the lost holotype. Left mandible fragment with p3-m2. Neotype—MNHM PW 2005/1-LS, left mandible fragment with single alveolus of p1 and complete p2-m2), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Simocyon diaphorus Kaup

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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
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyAiluridae()
genusSimocyonWagner 1858
speciesdiaphorusKaup 1832

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.

†Simocyon diaphorus Kaup 1832
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available