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Sigenyctia

Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Sigenyctia was named by Smith (2006). Its type is Sigenyctia oligocaena.

It was assigned to Nyctitheriinae by Ziegler (2007).

Species
S. oligocaena (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Sigenyctia Smith
2007Sigenyctia Ziegler

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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
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
subfamilyNyctitheriinaeSimpson 1928
genusSigenyctiaSmith 2006

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. †Sigenyctia Smith 2006
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†Sigenyctia oligocaena Smith 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:08:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:08:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hooker 2001

Age range: MP 21 or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) S. oligocaena (91490)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium (Brabant) S. oligocaena (75867)