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Tachyoryctini
Taxonomy
Tachyoryctinae was named as a subfamily. It is extant.
It was reranked as the tribe Tachyoryctini by Steppan et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Rhizomyinae by Steppan et al. (2004); and to Spalacidae by Wilson and Reeder (2005).
It was reranked as the tribe Tachyoryctini by Steppan et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Rhizomyinae by Steppan et al. (2004); and to Spalacidae by Wilson and Reeder (2005).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2004 | Tachyoryctini Steppan et al. p. 534 |
2005 | Tachyoryctinae Wilson and Reeder |
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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.
Tr. Tachyoryctini
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G. Tachyoryctes Rüppell 1835
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Tachyoryctes macrocephalus Rüppell 1842 [Ethiopian african mole rat]
Tachyoryctes splendens Rüppell 1835 [Northeast african mole rat]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available