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Amphechinus edwardsi

Osteichthyes - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Amphechinus edwardsi was named by Filhol (1879). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BMNH.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Amphechinus edwardsi Filhol

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
subfamilyErinaceinaeFischer de Waldheim 1817
tribeAmphechininiGureev 1979
genusAmphechinusAymard 1850
speciesedwardsiFilhol 1879

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.

Amphechinus edwardsi Filhol 1879
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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: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: MN 1 or 23.04000 to 22.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 123.04 - 22.4Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Amphechinus edwardsi (69617)
MN 123.04 - 22.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Amphechinus edwardsi (66147)