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Indriidae

Mammalia - Primates - Indriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Indriidae Burnett
1931Indriidae Schwarz p. 400
1988Indriidae Carroll
2005Indriidae Karanth et al. p. 5094

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
infraorderLemuriformesGregory 1915
superfamilyLemuroidea(Mivart 1864)
familyIndriidaeBurnett 1828
familyIndriidaeBurnett 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.

Fm. Indriidae Burnett 1828
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G. Avahi Jourdan 1834 [avahi]
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Avahi betsilio Andriantompohavana et al. 2007
Avahi cleesei Thalmann and Geissmann 2005
Avahi laniger Gmelin 1788 [eastern woolly lemur]
Avahi meridionalis Zaramody et al. 2006
Avahi mooreorum Lei et al. 2008 [Moore's woolly lemur]
Avahi occidentalis von Lorenz-Liburnau 1898 [western wooly lemur]
Avahi peyrierasi Zaramody et al. 2006
Avahi ramanantsoavani Zaramody et al. 2006
Avahi unicolor Thalmann and Geissmann 2000
Invalid names: Habrocebus Wagner 1839 [synonym], Iropocus Gloger 1841 [synonym], Microrhynchus Jourdan 1834 [replaced], Semnocebus Lesson 1840 [synonym]
G. Indri Geoffroy and Cuvier 1796 [indri]
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Indri indri Gmelin 1788 [indri]
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Invalid names: Indri brevicaudatus Geoffroy 1796 [synonym], Indri niger Lacépède 1799 [synonym], Indris variegatus Gray 1872 [synonym], Lichanotus mitratus Peters 1871 [synonym]
Invalid names: Indrium Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Lichanotus Illiger 1811 [synonym], Pithelemur Lesson 1840 [synonym]
G. Propithecus Bennett 1832 [sifaka]
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Propithecus candidus Grandidier 1871
Propithecus coquereli Grandidier 1867
Propithecus coronatus Milne-Edwards 1871
Propithecus deckenii Grandidier 1867
Propithecus diadema Grandidier 1867
Propithecus edwardsi Grandidier 1871
Propithecus perrieri Lavauden 1931
Propithecus verreauxi Grandidier 1867
Invalid names: Macromerus Smith 1833 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: folivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: life habit and diet based on Nowak 1999f
Created: 2005-08-22 16:53:54
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:53:54
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Avahi laniger, Propithecus verreauxi (92732) Propithecus verreauxi (92733)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Beanka) Propithecus deckenii, Avahi cleesei (205190 205193)