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Elephantimorpha

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea

Taxonomy
Elephantimorpha was named by Tassy and Shoshani (1997). It is extant.

It was assigned to Elephantiformes by Shoshani and Tassy (2005); to Elephantiformes by Shoshani et al. (2006); to Proboscidea by Mothé et al. (2016); and to Proboscidea by von Koenigswald et al. (2023).

Sister taxa
Elephantida, Mammutida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Elephantimorpha Tassy and Shoshani
2005Elephantimorpha Shoshani and Tassy p. 9 figs. Table 2
2006Elephantimorpha Shoshani et al. p. 17300
2016Elephantimorpha Mothé et al.
2023Elephantimorpha von Koenigswald et al. p. 8

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
ElephantimorphaTassy and Shoshani 1997
ElephantimorphaTassy and Shoshani 1997

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.

Unr. Elephantimorpha Tassy and Shoshani 1997
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Unr. Elephantida Tassy and Shoshani 1997
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Invalid names: Gomphotherioidea Hay 1922 [empty]
G. †Eritreaum Shoshani et al. 2006
G. †Eritreum Shoshani et al. 2006
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Eritreum melakeghebrekristosi Shoshani et al. 2006
Fm. †Mammutidae Hay 1922 [mastodon]
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G. †Eozygodon Tassy and Pickford 1983
G. †Losodokodon Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
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Losodokodon losodokius Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
G. †Mammut Blumenbach 1799 [mastodon]
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Mammut americanum Kerr 1792 [American mastodon]
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Invalid names: Elephas americanus De Kay 1842 [synonym], Mammut ohioticum Blumenbach 1797 [synonym], Mammut progenium Hay 1914 [synonym], Mastodon giganteum Cuvier 1817 [synonym], Pliomastodon adamsi Hibbard 1944 [synonym], Tapirus mastodontoides Harlan 1825 [synonym], Tetracaulodon mastodontoideum Godman 1830 [synonym]
Mammut borsoni Hays 1834
Mammut cosoensis Schultz 1937
Mammut floridanum Leidy 1886
Mammut furlongi Shotwell and Russell 1963
Mammut matthewi Osborn 1921
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Invalid names: Mammut nevadanus [synonym], Pliomastodon sellardsi Simpson 1930 [synonym], Pliomastodon vexillarius Matthew 1930 [synonym]
Mammut obliquelophus Mucha 1980
Mammut pacificus Dooley et al. 2019
Mammut praetypicum Schlesinger 1919
Invalid names: Leviathan Koch 1841 [synonym], Mastodon Cuvier 1817 [synonym], Missourium Koch 1840 [synonym], Pliomastodon Osborn 1926 [synonym], Tetracaulodon Godman 1830 [synonym]
G. †Sinomammut Mothé et al. 2016
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G. †Zygolophodon Vacek 1877
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Subg. †Zygolophodon (Turicius) Chow and Chang 1961
Zygolophodon aegyptensis Sanders and Miller 2002
Zygolophodon atavus Borissiak 1936
Zygolophodon chinjiensis Chow and Chang 1978
Zygolophodon gobiensis Osborn and Granger 1932
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Invalid names: Miomastodon tongxiensis Chen 1978 [synonym]
Zygolophodon morotoensis Pickford and Tassy 1980
Zygolophodon proavus Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Mastodon brevidens Cope 1889 [synonym], Mastodon merriami Osborn 1921 [synonym], Tetrabelodon brevidens Cope 1889 [synonym]
Zygolophodon tapiroides Cuvier 1824
Zygolophodon turicensis Schintz 1824
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Invalid names: Gomphotherium xiaolongtanensis Chow and Chang 1974 [synonym], Zygolophodon gromovae Dubrovo 1974 [synonym], Zygolophodon jiningensis Chow and Chang 1974 [synonym], Zygolophodon nemonguensis Chow and Chang 1961 [synonym]
Invalid names: Miomastodon Osborn 1922 [synonym], Turicius Osborn 1926 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eozygodontinae McKenna and Bell 1997 [empty], Mammutinae Hay 1922 [empty]
Invalid names: Mammutida Tassy and Shoshani 1997 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available