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Megalonyx wheatleyi

Mammalia - Megalonychidae

Taxonomy
Megalonyx wheatleyi was named by Cope (1871).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Megalonyx sphenodon Cope
1871Megalonyx wheatleyi Cope
1902Megalonyx wheatleyi Hay p. 578
1930Megalonyx wheatleyi Hay p. 410
1980Megalonyx wheatleyi Kurten and Anderson p. 136
2007Megalonyx wheatleyi McDonald and Naples p. 154

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
familyMegalonychidaeGervais 1855
subfamilyMegalonychinaeTrouessart 1904
genusMegalonyxHarlan 1825
specieswheatleyiCope 1871

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.

†Megalonyx wheatleyi Cope 1871
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Invalid names: Megalonyx sphenodon Cope 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available