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Myzopoda

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Myzopodidae

Taxonomy
Myzopoda was named by Milne-Edwards and Grandidier (1878). It is extant.

It was assigned to Myzopodidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Myzopoda Milne-Edwards and Grandidier p. 220
1980Myzopoda Kurten and Anderson

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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
familyMyzopodidaeMilne-Edwards and Grandidier 1878
genusMyzopodaMilne-Edwards and Grandidier 1878

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. Myzopoda Milne-Edwards and Grandidier 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Simmons et al. 2008, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Tanzania (Arusha) M. africana (197250)