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Priodontes maximus (giant armadillo)

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Dasypus maximus was named by Kerr (1792). It is extant.

It was recombined as Priodon maximus by Allen (1895); it was recombined as Priodontes maximus by Thomas (1880), Smith (2007).

Synonyms
  • Dasypus giganteus was named by Geoffroy (1803). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Priodontes giganteus by Lesson (1827); it was synonymized subjectively with Priodon maximus by Allen (1895); it was synonymized subjectively with Priodontes maximus by Smith (2007).
  • Dasypus gigas was named by Cuvier (1817). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Prionodontes gigas by Schinz (1843); it was recombined as Priodonta gigas by Gray (1843); it was recombined as Prionodos gigas by Gray (1865); it was recombined as Prionodon gigas by Gray (1869); it was recombined as Cheloniscus gigas by Fitzinger (1871); it was synonymized subjectively with Priodon maximus by Allen (1895); it was synonymized subjectively with Priodontes maximus by Smith (2007).
  • Tatus grandis was named by Olfers (1818). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Priodontes maximus by Smith (2007).
  • Dasypus gigans was named by Schmid (1818). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Priodontes maximus by Smith (2007).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Dasypus maximus Kerr
1803Dasypus giganteus Geoffroy p. 207
1817Dasypus gigas Cuvier p. 221
1818Tatus grandis Olfers
1818Dasypus gigans Schmid p. 164
1827Priodontes giganteus Lesson p. 309
1843Priodonta gigas Gray p. 120
1843Prionodontes gigas Schinz p. 316
1865Prionodos gigas Gray p. 2
1869Prionodon gigas Gray p. 380
1871Cheloniscus gigas Fitzinger p. 227
1880Priodontes maximus Thomas p. 402
1895Priodon maximus Allen p. 187
2007Priodontes maximus Smith p. 1

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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()
orderCingulata()
—Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
subfamilyTolypeutinaeGray 1865
tribePriodontiniGray 1873
genusPriodontesCuvier 1825
speciesmaximus(Kerr 1792)

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.

Priodontes maximus Kerr 1792 [giant armadillo]
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Invalid names: Dasypus gigans Schmid 1818 [synonym], Dasypus giganteus Geoffroy 1803 [synonym], Dasypus gigas Cuvier 1817 [synonym], Tatus grandis Olfers 1818 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialg
Diet: insectivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 10:48:53
Modified: 2012-05-14 19:48:53
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Smith 2007, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Districto Agropecura) Priodontes maximus (21687)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Priodontes maximus (21689)