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Phalangeroidea

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Taxonomy
Phalangeroidea was named by Thomas (1888). It is extant.

It was assigned to Marsupialia by Pledge (1977); to Diprotodonta by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Diprotodontia by Pocock (1921), Phillips et al. (2001) and Pledge (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Phalangeroidea Thomas
1897Hypsiprymnoidea Ameghino p. 495
1921Phalangeroidea Pocock p. 607
1977Phalangeroidea Pledge
1997Phalangeroidea McKenna and Bell
2001Phalangeroidea Phillips et al. p. 1538
2016Phalangeroidea Pledge

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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
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
superfamilyPhalangeroideaThomas 1888
superfamilyPhalangeroideaThomas 1888

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.

Superfm. Phalangeroidea Thomas 1888
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Fm. †Ektopodontidae Stirton et al. 1967
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G. †Chunia Woodburne and Clemens 1986
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Chunia illuminata Woodburne and Clemens 1986
G. †Darcius Rich 1986
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Darcius duggani Rich 1986
G. †Ektopodon Stirton et al. 1967
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Ektopodon litolophus Pledge 1999
Ektopodon serratus Stirton et al. 1967
Ektopodon stirtoni Pledge 1986
Ektopodon tommosi Pledge 2016
Fm. †Miralinidae Woodburne et al. 1987
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Subfm. Durudawirinae Crosby and Archer 2000
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G. Durudawiri Crosby and Archer 2000
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Durudawiri anfractus Crosby 2002
Durudawiri inusitatus Crosby and Archer 2000
G. †Miralina Woodburne et al. 1987
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Miralina doylei Woodburne et al. 1987
Miralina minor Woodburne et al. 1987
Subfm. Miralininae Crosby and Archer 2000
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G. †Barguru Schwartz 2006
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Barguru kayir Schwartz 2006
Barguru kula Schwartz 2006
Barguru maru Schwartz 2006
Invalid names: Hypsiprymnoidea [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available