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Echinops (lesser hedgehog tenrec)

Mammalia - Tenrecidae

Taxonomy
Echinops was named by Martin (1838). It is extant. Its type is Echinops telfairi.

It was assigned to Tenrecinae by Van Valen (1967); and to Tenrecidae by Burney et al. (2008).

Species
E. telfairi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Echinops Martin
1967Echinops Van Valen
2008Echinops Burney et al. p. 18

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
superfamilyTenrecoideaMcDowell 1958
familyTenrecidae
genusEchinopsMartin 1838

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. Echinops Martin 1838 [lesser hedgehog tenrec]
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Echinops telfairi Martin 1838 [lesser hedgehog tenrec]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available