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Cebidae

Mammalia - Primates - Cebidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Cebidae Bonaparte p. 1
1883Cebidae Flower p. 186
1889Cebidae Cope p. 876
1891Cebidae Flower and Lydekker p. 92
1903Cebidae Wortman p. 413
1951Cebidae Savage
1974Cebidae Hershkovitz
1981Cebidae Setoguchi et al. p. 52
1988Cebidae Carroll
1991Cebidae Nowak
1991Cebidae Rosenberger et al. p. 2137
2005Cebidae Wilson and Reeder
2006Cebidae Opazo et al. p. 276
2006Cebidae Tejedor et al. p. 5437
2016Cebidae Bloch et al.
2018Cebidae Burgin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderPlatyrrhiniGeoffroy 1812
familyCebidae
familyCebidae

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.

Fm. †Cebidae Savage 1951
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G. †Acrecebus Kay and Cozzuol 2006
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Acrecebus fraileyi Kay and Cozzuol 2006
Subfm. †Branisellinae Hershkovitz 1977
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G. †Branisella Hoffstetter 1969
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Branisella boliviana Hoffstetter 1969
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Invalid names: Szalatavus attricuspis Rosenberger et al. 1991 [synonym]
Invalid names: Szalatavus Rosenberger et al. 1991 [synonym]
Subfm. Callitrichinae Gray 1821
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G. Callimico Miranda-Ribeiro 1911
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Callimico goeldii Thomas 1904 [Goeldi's marmoset]
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Invalid names: Callimico snethlageri Miranda-Ribeiro 1911 [synonym]
G. Callithrix Erxleben 1777
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Callithrix aurita Geoffroy 1812
Callithrix geoffroyi Humboldt 1811
Callithrix jacchus Linnaeus 1758 [common marmoset]
Callithrix kuhlii Coimbra-Filho 1985
Callithrix penicillata Geoffroy 1812
Invalid names: Hapale Illiger 1811 [synonym], Sagoinus Kerr 1792 [synonym]
G. Cebuella Gray 1865 [pygmy marmoset]
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Cebuella pygmaea Spix 1823 [pygmy marmoset]
G. Jacchus Geoffroy 1812
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Jacchus oedipus Linnaeus 1758
Tr. †Lagonimiconini Kay 1994
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G. †Lagonimico Kay 1994
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G. Leontopithecus Lesson 1840
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Leontopithecus caissara Lorini and Persson 1990
Leontopithecus lagonotus Jimenez de la Espada 1870
Leontopithecus oedipus Linnaeus 1758 [cottontop tamarin]
Leontopithecus rosalia Linnaeus 1766
G. Mico Lesson 1840
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Mico acariensis van Roosmalen et al. 2000
Mico argentatus Linnaeus 1771 [silvery marmoset]
Mico chrysoleucus Wagner 1842
Mico emiliae Thomas 1920 [Emilia's marmoset]
Mico humeralifera Geoffroy 1812
Mico humilis Van Roosmalen et al. 1998
Mico intermedius Hershkovitz 1977
Mico leucippe Thomas 1922
Mico manicorensis van Roosmalen et al. 2000
Mico marcai Alperin 1993
Mico mauesi Mittermeier et al. 1992
Mico melanurus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
Mico nigriceps Ferrari and Lopes 1992
Mico rondoni Ferrari et al. 2010
Mico saterei Silva Jr and de Almeida Noronha 1998
G. †Micodon Setoguchi and Rosenberger 1985 [marmoset]
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Micodon kiotensis Setoguchi and Rosenberger 1985
G. †Patasola Kay and Meldrum 1997
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Patasola magdalenae Kay and Meldrum 1997
G. Saguinus Hoffmannsegg 1807
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Saguinus bicolor Spix 1823
Saguinus geoffroyi Pucheran 1845
Saguinus graellsi Jimenez de la Espada 1870
Saguinus imperator Goeldi 1907
Saguinus inustus Schwartz 1951
Saguinus labiatus Geoffroy 1812
Saguinus leucopus Günther 1877
Saguinus martinsi Thomas 1912
Saguinus melanoleucus Miranda Ribeiro 1912
Saguinus midas Linnaeus 1758 [red-handed tamarin]
Saguinus mystax Spix 1823 [Spix's moustached tamarin]
Saguinus niger Geoffroy 1803
Saguinus ursulus von Hoffmannsegg 1807
Invalid names: Leontocebus Wagner 1840 [synonym]
Subfm. Cebinae
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G. Cebus Erxleben 1777 [capuchin monkey]
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Cebus albifrons Humboldt 1811 [white-fronted capuchin]
Cebus annellatus Gray 1865
Cebus brunneus Allen 1914 [Brown weeper capuchin]
Cebus capillatus Gray 1865
Cebus capucinus Linnaeus 1758 [capuchin monkey]
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Invalid names: Cebus hypoleucus Geoffroy 1812 [synonym]
Cebus cesarae Hershkovitz 1949 [Río Cesar White-fronted Capuchin]
Cebus cuscinus Thomas 1901
Cebus imitator Thomas 1903 [Panamanian white faced capuchin]
Cebus kaapori Queiroz 1992
Cebus leucocephalus Gray 1865 [Sierra de Perijá white-fronted capuchin]
Cebus leucogenys Gray 1865
Cebus malitiosus Elliot 1907
Cebus nigrivittatus Wagner 1848
Cebus olivaceus Schomburgk 1848
Cebus unicolor Spix 1823 [Spix's white-fronted capuchin]
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Invalid names: Cebus flavescens Gray 1865 [synonym]
Cebus versicolor Pucheran 1845 [varied capuchin]
Cebus yuracus Hershkovitz 1949 [Maranon white fronted capuchin]
G. †Dolichocebus Bordas 1942
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Dolichocebus annectens Rosenberger et al. 1991
Dolichocebus gaimanensis Bordas 1942
G. †Panamacebus Bloch et al. 2016
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Panamacebus transitus Bloch et al. 2016
G. Saimiri Voigt 1831 [squirrel monkey]
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Saimiri boliviensis Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire and de Blainville 1834
Saimiri collinsi Osgood 1916
Saimiri macrodon Elliot 1907
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Invalid names: Saimiri caquetensis Allen 1916 [synonym]
Saimiri oerstedii Reinhardt 1872
Saimiri sciureus Linnaeus 1758 [common squirrel monkey]
Saimiri ustus Geoffroy 1843 [bare-eared squirrel monkey]
Saimiri vanzolinii Ayres 1985
Invalid names: Neosaimiri Stirton 1951 [synonym], Simia morta Linnaeus 1758 [nomen dubium]
G. Sapajus Kerr 1792
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Cebus apella margaritae Hollister 1914
Sapajus apella Linnaeus 1758 [tufted capuchin]
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Invalid names: Simia (Sapajus) capucinus albulus Kerr 1792 [synonym]
Sapajus cay Illiger 1815
Sapajus flavius Schreber 1774
Sapajus libidinosus von Spix 1823
Sapajus nigritus Goldfuss 1809
Sapajus robustus Kuhl 1820
Sapajus xanthosternos Wied-Neuwied 1826
Subfm. †Tremacebinae Hershkovitz 1974
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G. †Tremacebus Hershkovitz 1974
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Tremacebus harringtoni Rusconi 1933
Invalid names: Cebupithecinae Hershkovitz 1974 [empty], Saimiriinae Hershkovitz 1974 [empty], Stirtoninae Hershkovitz 1970 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 1.554 kgs
Minimum body mass: 480 gs
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: life habit and diet based on Nowak 1999f
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:05:17
Source: s = species, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Kay et al. 2008, Kay 1994, Kay and Meldrum 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Deseadan to the top of the Holocene or 29.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 21.0 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean30.8 - 20.43Panama (Panama) Panamacebus transitus (152378)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Branisella boliviana (133596)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Branisella boliviana (95644) Branisella boliviana, Szalatavus attricuspis (95688)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Dolichocebus gaimanensis (27311) Tremacebus harringtoni (176270)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Peru (Cusco) Saimiri sp. (145126)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Neuquen) Cebidae indet. (28611)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Peru (San Martin) Neosaimiri fieldsi (230802)
Laventan13.8 - 11.8Colombia (Huila) Cebidae indet. (13630 133441 140012) Lagonimico conclucatus (144401) Micodon kiotensis (140046) Neosaimiri annectens (187892) Neosaimiri fieldsi (133688 186573 186605 188244 188245)
Laventan13.8 - 11.8Colombia (Huilla) Neosaimiri fieldsi (187890)
Laventan13.8 - 11.8Colombia Neosaimiri annectens (13686) Patasola magdalenae (145432)
Laventan - Mayoan13.8 - 10.0Colombia (Huila) Laventiana annectens (94555)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Acrecebus fraileyi (55602)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru Cebus sp., Cebuella sp. (176133)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brazil (Acre) Cebinae indet., Acrecebus fraileyi (136714)
Huayquerian9.0 - 6.8Bolivia (Pando) Acrecebus fraileyi (134868)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Venezuela (Monagas) Cebus sp. (144977)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Cebus capucinus, Saguinus oedipus (21691)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Districto Agropecura) Cebus apella, Saguinus midas (21687)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Saguinus fuscicollis, Cebus apella, Saimiri sciureus, Cebus albifrons, Callimico goeldii, Cebuella pygmaea, Saguinus imperator (21689)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Cebus nigrivittatus (21686)