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Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole)

Mammalia - Chrysochloridae

Taxonomy
Talpa asiatica was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chrysochloris asiatica by Thomas (1911); it was recombined as Chrysochloris (Chrysochloris) asiatica by Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Talpa asiatica Linnaeus p. 53
1911Chrysochloris asiatica Thomas p. 142
2005Chrysochloris (Chrysochloris) asiatica Wilson and Reeder

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
superfamilyTenrecoidea()
familyChrysochloridaeGray 1825
genusChrysochlorisLacépède 1799
speciesasiatica()

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.

Chrysochloris asiatica Linnaeus 1758 [Cape golden mole]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available