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Limnogale

Osteichthyes - Tenrecidae

Taxonomy
Limnogale was named by Major (1896). It is extant.

It was assigned to Oryzorictinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Tenrecidae by Benstead et al. (2001).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Limnogale Major p. 318
1967Limnogale Van Valen
2001Limnogale Benstead et al. p. 119

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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
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
superfamilyTenrecoidea()
familyTenrecidae
genusLimnogaleMajor 1896

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. Limnogale Major 1896
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Limnogale mergulus Major 1896 [web-footed tenrec]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:11:22
Modified: 2012-04-16 20:11:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Gingerich 2003
Collections
No collection or age range data are available