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Caenopinae (disused)

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Caenopinae was named by Breuning (1923).

It was assigned to Rhinocerotidae by Breuning (1923), Simpson (1945).

Entered
by J. Marcot on 2026-04-25; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-04-25

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Caenopidae Cope p. 876
1923Caenopinae Breuning p. 119
1945Caenopinae Simpson p. 141

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subfamilyCaenopinaeBreuning 1923
subfamilyCaenopinaeBreuning 1923

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.

Subfm. †Caenopinae Breuning 1923
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Invalid names: Caenopidae Cope 1889 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available