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Tlacuatzin

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia

Taxonomy
Tlacuatzin was named by Voss and Jansa (2003). It is extant. Its type is Tlacuatzin canescens.

It was assigned to Marmosini by Oliveira et al. (2011).

Species
T. canescens (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Tlacuatzin Voss and Jansa
2011Tlacuatzin Oliveira et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDidelphimorphiaGill 1872
Didelphidae()
subfamilyMarmosinaeReig et al. 1987
tribeMarmosiniReig et al. 1987
genusTlacuatzinVoss and Jansa 2003

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. Tlacuatzin Voss and Jansa 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoresubf
Diet 2: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:48:59
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:48:59
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Goin 1997, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available