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Alceini

Osteichthyes - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Alceini was named by Brookes (1828).

It was assigned to Capreolinae by Grubb (2000), Heckeberg (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Alceini Brookes
2000Alceini Grubb p. 302
2020Alceini Heckeberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCapreolinaeBrookes 1828
tribeAlceiniBrookes 1828
tribeAlceiniBrookes 1828

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.

Tr. †Alceini Brookes 1828
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G. Alces Gray 1821 [moose]
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Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 [moose]
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Invalid names: Alces muswa Richardson 1852 [synonym], Alces runnymedensis Hay 1923 [synonym], Cervus americanus Clinton 1822 [synonym]
†Alces americanus Jardine 1837
Alces machlis Gray 1821 [elk]
Invalid names: Alce Frisch 1775 [synonym], Alces shimeki Hay 1914 [nomen dubium], Alus Gray 1825 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:03:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Holocene or 7.24600 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Moldova (Tighina Departement) Alces maeoticus (36143)
Messinian - Early/Lower Pleistocene7.246 - 0.774Netherlands Alces sp. (189573)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Russian Federation (Stavropol'skaya) Alces sp. (76537)
Ruscinian - Villafranchian5.09 - 1.8Hungary (Barany) Alces sp. (35354)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774France (Auvergne) Alces carnutorum (42241)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Netherlands Alces sp. (189574)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Romania Alces gallicus (40109) Libralces gallicus (40108) Praealces gallicus (39850)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Germany (Thüringen) Alces alces (43020 45065)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117France Alces carnutorum (34459)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New York) Alces americanus (222869)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Germany (Bayern) Cervus elaphus (48555)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Alces machlis (152257)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Slovakia Alces sp. (34583)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Alaska) Alces sp. (20297)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary Alces sp. (35045 35047 36706)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Russian Federation (Respublika Saha (Jakutija)) Alces sp. (48581)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Alces sp. (50049 50196)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Trieste) Alces alces (43702)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Verona) Alces alces (43657)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Alces alces (104697)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oklahoma) Alces americanus (216271)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Indiana) Cervus americanus (74142)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation (Respublika Saha (Jakutija)) Alces alces (48587)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Alces alces (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Alces alces (82530)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy (Vicenza) Alces alces (43689)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Alces alces (63150 200627 200641) Alces sp. (63400)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Alces alces (171637)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Alces alces (221970 224189)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Alces alces (55533)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Alces alces (228921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Ontario) Alces alces (221863)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Maine) Alces americanus (122450 176524)