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Ctenodactylus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae

Taxonomy
Ctenodactylus was named by Gray (1830). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pectinatoridae by Blyth (1856); to Ctenodactyli by Peters (1871); and to Ctenodactylidae by Li and Meng (2015).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Ctenodactylus Gray
1856Ctenodactylus Blyth
1871Ctenodactylus Peters p. 408
2015Ctenodactylus Li and Meng

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyCtenodactyloidea
familyCtenodactylidaeGervais 1853
genusCtenodactylusGray 1830

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. Ctenodactylus Gray 1830
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Ctenodactylus gundi Rothmann 1776
Ctenodactylus vali Thomas 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 11:19:58
Modified: 2005-09-02 11:58:27
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available