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Murexia naso (Long-nosed dasyure)

Mammalia - Dasyuromorphia - Dasyuridae

Taxonomy
Phascogale naso was named by Jentick (1911). It is extant. Its type specimen is RMNH 35134, an other (adult male puppet skin and skull).

It was recombined as Phascomurexia naso by Jentink (1911), Van Dyck (2002), Wilson and Reeder (2005); it was recombined as Murexia naso by Woolley et al. (2020).

Synonyms
  • Phascogale tafa was named by Tate and Archbold (1936). It is extant. Its type specimen is AMNH 104050, an other (adult female skin and skull).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Phascomurexia naso by Van Dyck (2002).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Phascogale naso Jentick
1911Phascomurexia naso Jentink
1936Phascogale tafa Tate and Archbold
2002Phascomurexia naso Van Dyck
2005Phascomurexia naso Wilson and Reeder
2020Murexia naso Woolley et al.

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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
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
superorderEometatheriaSimpson 1970
orderDasyuromorphiaGill 1872
suborderDasyuroideaGoldfuss 1820
familyDasyuridaeGoldfuss 1820
genusMurexiaTate and Archbold 1937
speciesnaso(Jentick 1911)

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.

Murexia naso Jentick 1911 [Long-nosed dasyure]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979
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