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Heliophobius

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Bathyergidae

Taxonomy
Heliophobius was named by Peters (1846). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bathyergidae by Honeycutt et al. (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Heliophobius Peters
1987Heliophobius Honeycutt et al. p. 280

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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()
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
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
infraorderPhiomorphaLavocat 1962
familyBathyergidaeWaterhouse 1841
genusHeliophobiusPeters 1846

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. Heliophobius Peters 1846
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Heliophobius argenteocinereus Peters 1846 [silvery mole rat]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialg
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:41:33
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:41:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available