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Rhynchocyon rusingae

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Rhynchocyonidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchocyon rusingae was named by Butler (1969). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Rhynchocyon rusingae Butler
1984Miorhynchocyon rusingae 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
speciesrusingaeButler 1969

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 rusingae Butler 1969
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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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available