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Echinops (lesser hedgehog tenrec)
Taxonomy
Echinops was named by Martin (1838). It is extant. Its type is Echinops telfairi.
It was assigned to Tenrecinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Tenrecidae by Burney et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Tenrecinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Tenrecidae by Burney et al. (2008).
Species
E. telfairi (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1838 | Echinops Martin |
| 1967 | Echinops Van Valen |
| 2008 | Echinops 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. Echinops Martin 1838 [lesser hedgehog tenrec]
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Echinops telfairi Martin 1838 [lesser hedgehog tenrec]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Kiessling 2004, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 | |||||