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Taxonomy
Speothos was named by Lund (1839). It is extant.
It was assigned to Canidae by Palmer (1904) and van Gelder (1978); to Canini by Berta (1984); and to Cerdocyonina by Wang et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Canidae by Palmer (1904) and van Gelder (1978); to Canini by Berta (1984); and to Cerdocyonina by Wang et al. (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1839 | Speothos Lund p. 224 |
1843 | Abathmodon Lund |
1904 | Speothos Palmer p. 826 |
1978 | Speothos van Gelder |
1984 | Speothos Berta |
2008 | Speothos Wang et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available