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Alcinae

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Alcinae was named by Jerdon (1874) [preoccupied by Alcinae (author?), subfamily of Alcidae Anon. 1820]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cervidae by Boeskorov (2005) and Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Alcinae Jerdon
2005Alcinae Boeskorov p. 33
2008Alcinae Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 974 figs. Fig. 5

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyCervidae
subfamilyAlcinaeJerdon 1874
subfamilyAlcinaeJerdon 1874

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.

Subfm. Alcinae Jerdon 1874
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G. Alces Gray 1821 [moose]
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Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 [moose]
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Invalid names: Alces muswa Richardson 1852 [synonym], Alces runnymedensis Hay 1923 [synonym], Cervus americanus Clinton 1822 [synonym]
Alces americanus Jardine 1837
Alces machlis Gray 1821 [elk]
Invalid names: Alces shimeki Hay 1914 [nomen dubium]
G. †Libralces Azzaroli 1952
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Libralces gallicus Azzaroli 1952
Libralces minor Vislobokova 1986
Libralces reynoldsi Azzaroli 1953
G. †Pseudalces Flerov 1962
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Pseudalces mirandus Flerov 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available