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Galidiinae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Eupleridae

Taxonomy
Galidiina was named by Gray (1864). It is extant. Its type is Galidia. It was considered monophyletic by Yoder et al. (2003).

It was corrected as Galidiinae by Wozencraft (1986) and Yoder et al. (2003).

It was assigned to Herpestidae by Wozencraft (1986); and to Eupleridae by Yoder et al. (2003).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Galidiinae Wozencraft p. 561
2003Galidiinae Yoder et al.

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyEupleridaeChenu 1850
subfamilyGalidiinae(Gray 1864)
subfamilyGalidiinae(Gray 1864)

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. Galidiinae Gray 1864
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G. Galidia Geoffroy 1837
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Galidia elegans Geoffroy 1837 [ring-tailed mongoose]
G. Galidictis Geoffroy 1839
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Galidictis eximius Pocock 1915
Galidictis fasciata Gmelin 1788 [broad-striped Malagasy mongoose]
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Invalid names: Galidictis fasciata fasciata Gmelin 1788 [invalid subgroup], Mustela striata Geoffroy 1803 [synonym]
Galidictis grandidiensis Wozencraft 1986
G. Mungotictis Pocock 1915
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Mungotictis decemlineata Grandidier 1867 [narrow-striped mongoose]
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Invalid names: Galidictis vittata Gray 1848 [synonym], Mungotictis lineatus Pocock 1915 [synonym], Mungotictis substriatus Pocock 1915 [synonym]
G. Salanoia Gray 1865
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Salanoia concolor Geoffroy 1837 [brown-tailed mongoose]
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Invalid names: Galidia olivacea Geoffroy 1839 [synonym], Salanoia durrelli Durbin et al. 2010 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available