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Amblysomus (African golden mole)

Mammalia - Chrysochloridae

Taxonomy
Amblysomus was named by Pomel (1848). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chrysochloridae by Van Valen (1967), Carroll (1988) and Gilbert et al. (2006).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Amblysomus Pomel p. 247
1867Calcochloris Mivart
1907Chrysotrica Broom
1942Huetia Forcart
1967Amblysomus Van Valen
1988Amblysomus Carroll
2006Amblysomus Gilbert et al. p. 794

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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
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
superfamilyTenrecoidea()
familyChrysochloridaeGray 1825
genusAmblysomusPomel 1848

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. Amblysomus Pomel 1848 [African golden mole]
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Invalid names: Calcochloris Mivart 1867 [synonym], Chrysotrica Broom 1907 [synonym], Huetia Forcart 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available