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Geogale (large-eared tenrec)
Taxonomy
Geogale was named by Milne-Edwards and Grandidier (1872). It is extant.
It was assigned to Oryzorictinae by Van Valen (1967); to Geogalinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Tenrecidae by Burney et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Oryzorictinae by Van Valen (1967); to Geogalinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Tenrecidae by Burney et al. (2008).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1872 | Geogale Milne-Edwards and Grandidier |
| 1928 | Cryptogale Grandidier |
| 1967 | Geogale Van Valen |
| 2005 | Geogale Wilson and Reeder |
| 2008 | Geogale Burney et al. p. 18 |
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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. Geogale Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1872 [large-eared tenrec]
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†Geogale aletris Butler and Hopwood 1957
Geogale aurita Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1872 [Large-eared tenrec]
Invalid names: Cryptogale Grandidier 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||