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Rhynchocyon

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Rhynchocyonidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchocyon was named by Peters (1847). It is extant. It is the type genus of Rhynchocyoninae.

It was assigned to Rhynchocyonini by Van Valen (1967); to Macroscelididae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Rhynchocyonidae by Senut and Pickford (2021).

Synonyms
  • Rhinonax was named by Thomas (1918). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Rhynchocyon by Van Valen (1967).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Rhynchocyon Peters
1918Rhinonax Thomas
1967Rhynchocyon Van Valen
1997Rhynchocyon McKenna and Bell
2021Rhynchocyon Senut and Pickford

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyRhynchocyonidae(Gill 1872)
genusRhynchocyonPeters 1847

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. Rhynchocyon Peters 1847
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Rhynchocyon chrysopygus Günther 1881 [Golden-rumped elephant shrew]
Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters 1847
Rhynchocyon clarki Butler and Hopwood 1957
Rhynchocyon petersi Bocage 1880
Rhynchocyon rusingae Butler 1969
Invalid names: Rhinonax Thomas 1918 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available