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Myoictis

Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae

Taxonomy
Myoictis was named by Gray (1858). It is extant.

It was assigned to Dasyurini by Krajewski et al. (1992) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Myoictis Gray
1992Myoictis Krajewski et al. p. 20
2005Myoictis Wilson and Reeder

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
superorderEometatheriaSimpson 1970
orderDasyuromorphiaGill 1872
suborderDasyuroideaGoldfuss 1820
familyDasyuridaeGoldfuss 1820
subfamilyDasyurinaeGoldfuss 1820
tribeDasyuriniGoldfuss 1820
genusMyoictisGray 1858

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. Myoictis Gray 1858
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Myoictis leucura Woolley 2005 [Woolleys three-striped dasyure]
Myoictis melas Müller 1840 [Three-striped dasyure]
Myoictis wallacii Gray 1858 [Wallaces dasyure]
Myoictis wavicus Tate 1947 [Tates three-striped dasyure]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available