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Proterix bicuspis

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Apternodus bicuspis was named by Macdonald (1951).

It was recombined as Proterix bicuspis by Gawne (1968), Bjork (1975) and Asher et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Apternodus bicuspis Macdonald
1968Proterix bicuspis Gawne
1975Proterix bicuspis Bjork p. 83
2002Proterix bicuspis Asher and 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
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyGalericinaePomel 1848
tribeProtericiniButler 1948
genusProterixMatthew 1903
speciesbicuspis()

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.

Proterix bicuspis Macdonald 1951
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Whitneyan or 31.80000 to 29.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Apternodus bicuspis (17329)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Nebraska) Proterix bicuspis (17325)