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Taxonomy
Anacharsis was named by Bogachev (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u Sepkoski's reference number: 746]. It is not extant. Its type is Anacharsis orbus. It was considered monophyletic by Mchedlidze (1964).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Bogachev (1956), Mchedlidze (1964), Carroll (1988) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Delphinida by Murakami et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Bogachev (1956), Mchedlidze (1964), Carroll (1988) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Delphinida by Murakami et al. (2014).
Species
A. orbus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Anacharsis Bogachev |
| 1964 | Anacharsis Mchedlidze p. 9 |
| 1988 | Anacharsis Carroll |
| 1997 | Anacharsis McKenna and Bell p. 384 |
| 2002 | Anacharsis Sepkoski |
| 2014 | Anacharsis Murakami et al. p. 506 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available