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Ptilodontoidea

Mammalia - Multituberculata

Taxonomy
Ptilodontoidea was named by Sloan and Van Valen (1965) [name based on Ptilodontidae Simpson 1927]. It is not extant. Its type is Ptilodontidae. It was considered monophyletic by Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum (2001).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Ptilodontoidea by McKenna (1975); it was reranked as the superfamily Ptilodontoidea by Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum (2001), Scott et al. (2002) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).

It was assigned to Multituberculata by Sloan and Van Valen (1965), Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska (1979), Lillegraven and McKenna (1986) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Cimolodonta by McKenna (1975), Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum (2001), Scott et al. (2002) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Ptilodontoidea Sloan and Van Valen p. 221
1975Ptilodontoidea McKenna p. 40
1979Ptilodontoidea Clemens and Kielan-Jaworowska p. 101
1986Ptilodontoidea Lillegraven and McKenna p. 17
1997Ptilodontoidea McKenna and Bell
2001Ptilodontoidea Kielan-Jaworowska and Hurum p. 418
2002Ptilodontoidea Scott et al. p. 692
2004Ptilodontoidea Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 255, 333

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()

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.

Superfm. †Ptilodontoidea Sloan and Van Valen 1965
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Fm. †Cimolodontidae Marsh 1889
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G. †Anconodon Jepsen 1940
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Anconodon cochranensis Russell 1929
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Invalid names: Anconodon lewisi Sloan 1987 [synonym]
Anconodon gidleyi Simpson 1935
Anconodon russelli Simpson 1935
G. †Cimolodon Marsh 1889
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Cimolodon agilis Marsh 1892
Cimolodon akersteni Weaver et al. 2019
Cimolodon electus Fox 1971
Cimolodon nitidus Marsh 1889
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Invalid names: Allacodon rarus Marsh 1892 [synonym], Halodon serratus Marsh 1889 [synonym], Nanomys minutus Marsh 1889 [synonym]
Cimolodon peregrinus Donohue et al. 2013
Cimolodon similis Fox 1971
Cimolodon wardi Eaton 2006
Invalid names: Nanomys Marsh 1889 [synonym]
G. †Liotomus Cope 1884
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Liotomus marshi Cope 1884
G. †Neoliotomus Jepsen 1930
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Neoliotomus conventus Jepsen 1930
Fm. †Neoplagiaulacidae Ameghino 1890
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G. †Cernaysia Vianey-Liaud 1986
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Cernaysia davidi Vianey-Liaud 1986
Cernaysia manueli Vianey-Liaud 1986
G. †Ectypodus Matthew and Granger 1921
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Ectypodus aphronorus Sloan 1987
Ectypodus arctos Beard and Dawson 2014
Ectypodus childei Kühne 1969
Ectypodus laytoni Jepsen 1940
Ectypodus lovei Sloan 1966
Ectypodus musculus Matthew and Granger 1921
Ectypodus powelli Jepsen 1940
Ectypodus riansensis Marandat et al. 2012
Ectypodus simpsoni Jepsen 1930
Ectypodus szalayi Sloan 1981
Ectypodus tardus Jepsen 1940
Invalid names: Charlesmooria Kühne 1969 [synonym]
G. †Filikomys Weaver et al. 2020
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Filikomys minor Eaton 2002
Filikomys primaevus Lambe 1902
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Invalid names: Mesodma archibaldi Eaton 2002 [synonym]
G. †Krauseia Vianey-Liaud 1986
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Krauseia clemensi Sloan 1981
G. †Mesodma Jepsen 1940
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Mesodma ambigua Jepsen 1940
Mesodma formosa Marsh 1889
Mesodma hensleighi Lillegraven 1969
Mesodma pygmaea Sloan 1987
Mesodma senecta Fox 1971
Mesodma thompsoni Clemens 1964
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Invalid names: Mesodma garfieldensis Archibald 1982 [synonym]
G. †Mesodmops Tong and Wang 1994
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Mesodmops dawsonae Tong and Wang 1994
Mesodmops tenuis Missiaen and Smith 2008
G. †Mimetodon Jepsen 1940
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Mimetodon churchilli Jepsen 1940
Mimetodon krausei Sloan 1981
Mimetodon silberlingi Simpson 1935
G. †Neoplagiaulax Lemoine 1882
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Neoplagiaulax burgessi Archibald 1982
Neoplagiaulax donaldorum Scott and Krause 2006
Neoplagiaulax grangeri Simpson 1935
Neoplagiaulax hazeni Jepsen 1940
Neoplagiaulax hunteri Simpson 1936
Neoplagiaulax jepi Sloan 1987
Neoplagiaulax kremnus Johnston and Fox 1984
Neoplagiaulax mckennai Sloan 1987
Neoplagiaulax nanophus Holtzman 1978
Neoplagiaulax serrator Scott 2005
Invalid names: Neoplagiaulax nelsoni Sloan 1987 [nomen nudum]
G. †Nidimys Hunter et al. 2010
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Nidimys occultus Hunter et al. 2010
G. †Parectypodus Jepsen 1930
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Parectypodus armstrongi Johnston and Fox 1984
Parectypodus corystes Scott 2003
Parectypodus foxi Storer 1991
Parectypodus lunatus Krause 1982
Parectypodus sinclairi Simpson 1935
Parectypodus sloani Schiebout 1974
Parectypodus sylviae Rigby, Jr. 1980
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Invalid names: Parectypodus pattersoni Sloan 1987 [synonym]
Parectypodus vanvaleni Sloan 1981
G. †Parikimys Wilson et al. 2010
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Parikimys carpenteri Wilson et al. 2010
G. †Xanclomys Rigby, Jr. 1980
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Xanclomys mcgrewi Rigby, Jr. 1980
G. †Xyronomys Rigby, Jr. 1980
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Xyronomys robinsoni Middleton and Dewar 2004
Xyronomys swainae Rigby, Jr. 1980
Invalid names: Ectypodidae Sloan and Van Valen 1965 [synonym]
Fm. †Ptilodontidae Cope 1887
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G. †Aenigmamys Scott 2021
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Aenigmamys aries Scott 2021
G. †Allacodon Marsh 1889
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Allacodon fortis Marsh 1892
Allacodon lentus Marsh 1889
Allacodon pumilus Marsh 1889
G. †Baiotomeus Krause 1987
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Baiotomeus douglassi Simpson 1935
Baiotomeus lamberti Krause 1987
Baiotomeus rhothonion Scott 2003
Baiotomeus russelli Scott et al. 2002
G. †Camptomus Marsh 1889
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Camptomus amplus Marsh 1889
G. †Kimbetohia Simpson 1936
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Kimbetohia campi Simpson 1936
Kimbetohia mziae Middleton and Dewar 2004
G. †Prochetodon Jepsen 1940
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Prochetodon cavus Jepsen 1940
Prochetodon foxi Krause 1987
Prochetodon speirsae Scott 2004
Prochetodon taxus Krause 1987
G. †Ptilodus Cope 1881
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Ptilodus ferronensis Gazin 1941
Ptilodus fractus Dorr 1952
Ptilodus gnomus Scott et al. 2002
Ptilodus kummae Krause 1977
Ptilodus mediaevus Cope 1881
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Invalid names: Chirox plicatus Cope 1884 [synonym]
Ptilodus montanus Douglass 1908
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Invalid names: Ptilodus admirabilis Hay 1930 [synonym]
Ptilodus tsosiensis Sloan 1981
Ptilodus wyomingensis Jepsen 1940
Invalid names: Chirox Cope 1884 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available