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Macroscelides

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae

Taxonomy
Macroscelides was named by Smith. It is extant. It is the type genus of Macroscelidini.

It was assigned to Macroscelididae by McKenna and Bell (1997) and Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Macroscelidini by Van Valen (1967) and Dumbacher et al. (2016).

Species

Synonyms
  • Eumerus was named by Saint-Hilaire (1829). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Macroscelides by Van Valen (1967).
  • Macroscelis was named by Fischer (1830). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Macroscelides by Van Valen (1967).
  • Rhinomys was named by Lichtenstein (1831). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Macroscelides by Van Valen (1967).
  • Diposorex was named by Blainville (1838). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Macroscelides by Van Valen (1967).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Eumerus Saint-Hilaire
1830Macroscelis Fischer
1831Rhinomys Lichtenstein
1838Diposorex Blainville
1967Macroscelides Van Valen
1997Macroscelides McKenna and Bell
2005Macroscelides Wilson and Reeder
2016Macroscelides Dumbacher et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyMacroscelididaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyMacroscelidinaeBonaparte 1838
tribeMacroscelidiniBonaparte 1838
genusMacroscelidesSmith

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. Macroscelides Smith
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Macroscelides proboscideus Shaw 1800 [Short-eared elephant shrew]
Invalid names: Diposorex Blainville 1838 [synonym], Eumerus Saint-Hilaire 1829 [synonym], Macroscelis Fischer 1830 [synonym], Rhinomys Lichtenstein 1831 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available