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Eppsinycteris

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Emballonuridae

Taxonomy
Eppsinycteris was named by Hooker (1996) [type is Adapisorex? anglicus Cooper, 1932]. It is not extant. Its type is Eppsinycteris anglica.

It was assigned to Emballonuridae by Hooker (1996).

Species
E. anglica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Eppsinycteris Hooker p. 289

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyEmballonuroidea
familyEmballonuridaeDobson 1875
genusEppsinycteris

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. †Eppsinycteris Hooker 1996
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Eppsinycteris anglica Cooper 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-01 09:30:42
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Adapisorex anglicus, E. anglica (38868)