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Rhynchocyon clarki

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Rhynchocyonidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchocyon clarki was named by Butler and Hopwood (1957). It is not extant. Its type specimen is M34142 (Sgr 93.47), a partial skull (facial part of skull with P3,4/). It is the type species of Miorhynchocyon.

It was recombined as Miorhynchocyon clarki by Butler (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Rhynchocyon clarki Butler and Hopwood
1984Miorhynchocyon clarki Butler

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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
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyRhynchocyonidae(Gill 1872)
genusRhynchocyonPeters 1847
speciesclarkiButler and Hopwood 1957

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.

†Rhynchocyon clarki Butler and Hopwood 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988
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No collection or age range data are available