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Solenodon (solenodon)

Mammalia - Solenodontidae

Taxonomy
Solenodon was named by Brandt (1833). It is extant.

It was assigned to Solenodontidae by Palmer (1904), Van Valen (1967) and Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Soricomorpha by Silcox et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Solenodon Brandt
1904Solenodon Palmer p. 872
1926Atopogale Cabrera
1962Antillogale Patterson
1967Solenodon Van Valen
2005Solenodon Wilson and Reeder
2010Solenodon 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
familySolenodontidae
genusSolenodonBrandt 1833

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. Solenodon Brandt 1833 [solenodon]
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Solenodon cubanus Peters 1861 [Cuban solenodon]
Solenodon paradoxus Brandt 1833
Invalid names: Antillogale Patterson 1962 [synonym], Atopogale Cabrera 1926 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available