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Euphractus sexcinctus (six banded armadillo)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Dasypus sexcinctus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Euphractus sexcinctus by Thomas (1911).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Dasypus sexcinctus Linnaeus p. 51
1911Euphractus sexcinctus Thomas p. 141

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
—Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
genusEuphractusWagler 1830
speciessexcinctus()

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.

Euphractus sexcinctus Linnaeus 1758 [six banded armadillo]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 18:31:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) Euphractus sexcinctus (70673)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia Dasypus sexcinctus (142016)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Euphractus sexcinctus (92814)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Tocantins) Euphractus sexcinctus (149493)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Goiás) Euphractus sexcinctus (211821)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Tocantins) Euphractus sexcinctus (192091)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Euphractus sexcinctus (71313 212449)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Entre Ríos) Euphractus sexcinctus (212781)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Euphractus sexcinctus (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Euphractus sexcinctus (70705)