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Erinaceus

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Synonyms
  • Setiger was named by Saint-Hilaire (1803). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Erinaceus by Van Valen (1967).
  • Peroeclinus was named by Fitzinger (1866). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Erinaceus by Van Valen (1967).
  • Herinaceus was named by Mina-Palumbo (1868). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Erinaceus by Van Valen (1967).
  • Aethechinus was named by Thomas (1918). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Erinaceus by Van Valen (1967).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Erinaceus Linnaeus p. 52
1803Setiger Saint-Hilaire
1825Erinaceus Gray p. 339
1866Peroeclinus Fitzinger
1868Herinaceus Mina-Palumbo
1918Aethechinus Thomas
1967Erinaceus Van Valen
1968Erinaceus Kurten p. 42
1988Erinaceus Carroll
1995Erinaceus Gould p. 7
2005Erinaceus Martin and Rauhut
2010Erinaceus Silcox 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyErinaceinaeFischer de Waldheim 1817
genusErinaceus

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. Erinaceus Linnaeus 1758
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Erinaceus concolor Martin 1838 [Southern white-breasted hedgehog]
Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 [hedgehog]
Erinaceus lechei Kormos 1934
Erinaceus mongolicus Schlosser 1924
Erinaceus praeglacialis Brunner 1933
Erinaceus samsonowiczi Sulimski 1959
Invalid names: Aethechinus Thomas 1918 [synonym], Herinaceus Mina-Palumbo 1868 [synonym], Peroeclinus Fitzinger 1866 [synonym], Setiger Saint-Hilaire 1803 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available