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Hicanodonta (disused)

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Hicanodonta was named by Ameghino (1889). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bruta by Ameghino (1889); to Edentata by Ameghino (1894); and to Xenarthra by Hay (1930).

Subtaxa

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Loricata Flower p. 184
1885Loricata Ameghino p. 129
1889Hicanodonta Ameghino p. 758
1894Hicanodontia Ameghino p. 170
1930Hicanodonta Hay p. 415
1988Loricata Carroll

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
suborderHicanodonta
suborderHicanodonta

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.

Subor. Hicanodonta Ameghino 1889
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Invalid names: Loricata [synonym], Mesodontia Ameghino 1885 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available