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Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Mammalia - Monotremata - Ornithorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Ornithorhynchus anatinus was named by Shaw (1792). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Ornithorhynchus anatinus Shaw
1885Ornithorhynchus agilis de Vis p. 123
1886Ornithorhynchus agilis de Vis p. 35
1894Ornithorhynchus agilis Dun p. 119
1894Ornithorhynchus agilis Lydekker p. 279

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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
AustralosphenidaLuo et al. 2001
orderMonotremataBonaparte 1838
familyOrnithorhynchidaeGray 1825
genusOrnithorhynchusBlumenbach 1800
speciesanatinusShaw 1792

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.

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Invalid names: Ornithorhynchus agilis de Vis 1886 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available