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Homo sapiens americanus

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Taxonomy
Homo sapiens americanus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Homo sapiens americanus Linnaeus p. 20

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderCatarrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
superfamilyHominoideaGray 1825
familyHominidaeGray 1825
subfamilyHomininaeGray 1825
tribeHomininiGray 1825
genusHomo
speciessapiens
subspeciesamericanus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatics
Ontogeny: modification of partss
Grouping: solitarys
Environment: terrestrials
Locomotion: actively mobiles
Life habit: ground dwellings
Diet: omnivores
Reproduction: viviparouss
Dispersal: direct/internals
Created: 2008-04-05 16:02:55
Modified: 2008-04-05 18:02:55
Source: s = species
References: Nowak 1991, Anderson and Barnes 2000
Collections
No collection or age range data are available