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Callithrix

Mammalia - Primates - Cebidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1777Callithrix Erxleben
1792Sagoinus Kerr
1811Callithrix Illiger p. 70
1811Hapale Illiger p. 70
1974Callithrix Hershkovitz
2005Callithrix Wilson and Reeder
2006Callithrix Opazo et al. p. 277

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderPlatyrrhiniGeoffroy 1812
familyCebidae
subfamilyCallitrichinae()
genusCallithrixErxleben 1777

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. Callithrix Erxleben 1777
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Callithrix aurita Geoffroy 1812
Callithrix geoffroyi Humboldt 1811
Callithrix jacchus Linnaeus 1758 [common marmoset]
Callithrix kuhlii Coimbra-Filho 1985
Callithrix penicillata Geoffroy 1812
Invalid names: Hapale Illiger 1811 [synonym], Sagoinus Kerr 1792 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:08:13
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991
Collections
No collection or age range data are available