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Tamandua tetradactyla (southern tamandua)

Osteichthyes - Myrmecophagidae

Taxonomy
Myrmecophaga tetradactyla was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tamandua tetradactyla by Thomas (1911), Allen (1916), Wilson and Reeder (2005), Smith (2007).

Subspecies
T. punensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Myrmecophaga tetradactyla Linnaeus p. 35
1911Tamandua tetradactyla Thomas p. 133
1916Tamandua tetradactyla Allen p. 83
2005Tamandua tetradactyla Wilson and Reeder
2007Tamandua tetradactyla Smith p. 3

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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
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
superfamilyVermilingua
familyMyrmecophagidae
subfamilyMyrmecophaginae
genusTamanduaGray 1825
speciestetradactyla()

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.

Tamandua tetradactyla Linnaeus 1758 [southern tamandua]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:53
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Districto Agropecura) Tamandua tetradactyla (21687)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Tamandua tetradactyla (21689)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Tamandua tetradactyla (21686)