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Cacodonta (disused)

Mammalia - Monotremata

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

It was assigned to Monotremata by Ameghino (1889).

Subtaxa
Echidnidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Cacodonta Ameghino

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—AustralosphenidaLuo et al. 2001
orderMonotremataBonaparte 1838
suborderCacodonta
suborderCacodonta

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. Cacodonta Ameghino 1889
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Invalid names: Echidnidae Burnett 1830 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available