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Lama (Vicugna) gracilis

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Auchenia gracilis was named by Gervais and Ameghino (1881). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lama (Vicugna) gracilis by Menegaz et al. (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Auchenia frontosa Gervais and Ameghino
1889Auchenia lujanensis Ameghino
1891Hemiauchenia pristina Ameghino
1891Auchenia minuta Burmeister
1989Lama (Vicugna) gracilis Menegaz et al. p. 161

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeLaminiWebb 1965
genusLamaLesson 1842
subgenusVicugna
speciesgracilis(Gervais and Ameghino 1881)

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.

Lama (Vicugna) gracilis Gervais and Ameghino 1881
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Invalid names: Auchenia frontosa Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym], Auchenia lujanensis Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Auchenia minuta Burmeister 1891 [synonym], Hemiauchenia pristina Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:43:25
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:43:25
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991
Collections
No collection or age range data are available