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Thylacinus spelaeus

Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Thylacinidae

Taxonomy
Thylacinus spelaeus was named by Owen (1887).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Thylacinus spelaeus Owen
1894Thylacinus spelaeus Lydekker p. 267

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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
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
superorderEometatheriaSimpson 1970
orderDasyuromorphiaGill 1872
suborderDasyuroideaGoldfuss 1820
familyThylacinidaeBonaparte 1838
genusThylacinusTemminck 1824
speciesspelaeusOwen 1887

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.

Thylacinus spelaeus Owen 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 14:37:10
Modified: 2012-05-14 23:37:10
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Bassarova et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available