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Miniopterus tao

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Miniopteridae

Taxonomy
Miniopterus tao was named by Woloszyn (1986) [ISEZ = Institute of Systematic ande Experimental Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences]. Its type specimen is ISEZ MF/619/63/1, a mandible, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Miniopterus tao Woloszyn pp. 205-207 fig. 1

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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
familyMiniopteridaeDobson 1875
genusMiniopterusBonaparte 1837
speciestao

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.

Miniopterus tao Woloszyn 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2008-02-13 12:22:21
Modified: 2008-02-13 14:22:21
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available