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Euronyctia

Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Euronyctia was named by Sigé (1997). Its type is Euronyctia montana.

It was assigned to Nyctitheriidae by Smith (2006); and to Nyctitheriinae by Lopatin (2006), Ziegler (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Euronyctia Sigé
2006Euronyctia Lopatin
2006Euronyctia Smith
2007Euronyctia Ziegler

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
subfamilyNyctitheriinaeSimpson 1928
genusEuronyctiaSigé 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.

G. †Euronyctia Sigé 1997
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†Euronyctia belgica Smith 2006
†Euronyctia franconica Ziegler 2007
†Euronyctia montana Sigé 1997
†Euronyctia recta Ziegler 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:08:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:08:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hooker 2001, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the MP 21 or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) E. grisollensis (184230)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) E. montana (31751)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) E. saturninensis (31747)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Belgium E. n. sp., E. belgica (31748)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Germany (Bayern) E. franconica (183517)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3Germany (Bayern) E. franconica (91491 183520)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) E. franconica (117977 184462 184464) E. recta (118196) E. sp. (184463)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium (Brabant) E. n. sp., E. belgica (75867)