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Semantoridae (disused)
Taxonomy
Semantoridae was named by Orlov (1932). It is not extant.
It was reranked as the subfamily Semantorinae by Tedford (1976).
It was assigned to Pinnipedia by Orlov (1932); to Phocidae by Tedford (1976); and to Musteloidea by Muizon (1982) and Sato et al. (2009).
It was reranked as the subfamily Semantorinae by Tedford (1976).
It was assigned to Pinnipedia by Orlov (1932); to Phocidae by Tedford (1976); and to Musteloidea by Muizon (1982) and Sato et al. (2009).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1932 | Semantoridae Orlov p. 165 |
| 1976 | Semantorinae Tedford p. 372 |
| 1982 | Semantoridae Muizon p. 262 figs. Fig. 1 |
| 2009 | Semantoridae Sato et al. p. 917 |
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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.
Fm. †Semantoridae Orlov 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available