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Hemicentetes

Mammalia - Tenrecidae

Taxonomy
Hemicentetes was named by Mivart (1871). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tenrecinae by Van Valen (1967) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonyms
  • Eteocles was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Hemicentetes by Van Valen (1967).
  • Echinodes was named by Trouessart (1879). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Hemicentetes by Van Valen (1967).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Eteocles Gray
1871Hemicentetes Mivart
1879Echinodes Trouessart
1967Hemicentetes Van Valen
2005Hemicentetes 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()
familyTenrecidae
subfamilyTenrecinaeGray 1821
genusHemicentetesMivart 1871

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.

G. Hemicentetes Mivart 1871
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Hemicentetes nigriceps Günther 1875 [Highland streaked tenrec]
Hemicentetes semispinosus Cuvier 1798 [Lowland streaked tenrec]
Invalid names: Echinodes Trouessart 1879 [synonym], Eteocles Gray 1821 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available