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Petrosaltator

Osteichthyes - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae

Taxonomy
Petrosaltator was named by Dumbacher et al. (2016) [authorship of taxon ascribed to Rathbun and Dumbacher]. It is extant. Its type is Elephantulus rozeti.

It was assigned to Macroscelidini by Dumbacher et al. (2016); and to Elephantulinae by Senut and Pickford (2021).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Petrosaltator Dumbacher et al.
2021Petrosaltator Senut and Pickford

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
superorderAfrotheria
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyMacroscelididaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyMacroscelidinaeBonaparte 1838
tribeMacroscelidiniBonaparte 1838
genusPetrosaltator

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. Petrosaltator Dumbacher et al. 2016
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Petrosaltator rozeti Duvernoy 1833 [North african elephant shrew]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:54:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991
Collections
No collection or age range data are available