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Miniopteridae

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Miniopteridae

Taxonomy
Miniopteridae was named by Dobson (1875). It is extant.

It was assigned to Yangochiroptera by Samonds et al. (2025).

Subtaxa
Miniopterus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Miniopteridae Dobson
2025Miniopteridae Samonds et al. p. 5

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
familyMiniopteridaeDobson 1875
familyMiniopteridaeDobson 1875

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. Miniopteridae Dobson 1875
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G. Miniopterus Bonaparte 1837 [bend-winged bat]
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†Miniopterus approximatus Woloszyn 1987
†Miniopterus fossilis Zapfe 1950
†Miniopterus tao Woloszyn 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available