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Chambinycteris

Mammalia - Chiroptera

Taxonomy
Chambinycteris was named by Ravel et al. (2016). Its type is Chambinycteris pusilli.

It was assigned to Vespertilionoidea by Ravel et al. (2016).

Species
C. pusilli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Chambinycteris Ravel et al. p. 402 figs. Figs 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 ; Tableau 10

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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
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
genusChambinycteris

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. †Chambinycteris Ravel et al. 2016
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†Chambinycteris pusilli Ravel et al. 2016
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Ravel et al. 2016Chiroptère ayant une formule dentaire ?/?I ; 1/1C ; 3/3P ; 3/3M. Orbite très en avant du crâne ; mandibule à proces- sus coronoïde haut et arrondi. Canines supérieures et inférieures réduites ; P2 uniradiculée de taille équivalente à P3 ; bord buc- cal de M1 bien incliné, ectolophe formant un « W » bien ouvert mais comprimé buccolingualement ; talon fortement projeté distolingualement muni d’un bassin très réduit ; cingulum lin- gual épais formant un petit hypocône ; M3 avec métacône bien formé, paralophe et cingulum lingual peu prononcés. p2 et p3 uniradiculées ; molaires inférieures nyctalodontes avec trigonide et talonide de largeur et longueur équivalentes ; entoconide faible et incliné distalement ; talonide plus long mais aussi large que le trigonide.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2008-02-13 12:22:21
Modified: 2008-02-13 14:22:21
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Tunisia C. pusilli (87795)