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Rhinolophus delphinensis

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae

Taxonomy
Rhinolophus delphinensis was named by Gaillard (1899). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MHNL, a mandible (Mand. dex. and part Max. sin. with M1-M2).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. affinis, R. mehelyi, R. pani, R. pearsoni, R. rouxi, R. capensis, R. darlingi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Rhinolophus delphinensis Gaillard p. 11
1979Rhinolophus delphinensis Topál

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyRhinolophoidea
familyRhinolophidaeGray 1825
genusRhinolophusLacépède 1799
speciesdelphinensisGaillard 1899

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.

†Rhinolophus delphinensis Gaillard 1899
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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: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MN 5 to the top of the MN 15 or 15.97000 to 3.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Rhinolophus delphinensis (200296)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Rhinolophus delphinensis (46955)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) Rhinolophus delphinensis (69711)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Austria (Niederösterreich) Rhinolophus delphinensis (66943)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) Rhinolophus delphinensis (37789)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece Rhinolophus delphinensis (219100)
MN 137.246 - 4.9France (Rhone) Rhinolophus delphinensis (68218)
MN 144.9 - 4.2Poland Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (32240)
MN 154.2 - 3.2Poland Rhinolophus delphinensis (33396)