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Suidae (pig)

Mammalia - Suidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Suidae Gray p. 300
1850Suidae Bonaparte p. 1
1868Phacochoeridae Gray p. 47
1873Suidae Leidy p. 319
1883Phacochoeridae Flower p. 184
1883Suidae Flower p. 184
1889Suidae Cope p. 876
1891Suidae Flower and Lydekker p. 89
1902Suidae Hay p. 653
1906Suidae Andrews p. 193
1911Suidae Jaekel p. 234
1988Suidae Carroll
1991Suidae Anyonge p. 381
1991Suidae Codrea et al.
1991Suidae Nowak
1997Suidae McKenna and Bell p. 393
2000Suidae Ursing et al.
2001Suidae Sach and Heizmann p. 30
2001Suidae Thewissen et al. p. suppl.
2002Suidae Liping et al. p. 152
2003Suidae Theodorou et al.
2005Suidae Boisserie et al.
2006Suidae Orliac et al. p. 688
2008Suidae Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 974 figs. Fig. 2
2009Suidae Spaulding et al.
2010Suidae Bishop p. 834
2010Suidae Boisserie et al. p. 348
2017Suidae Geraads

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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
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
familySuidae
familySuidae

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. Suidae Gray 1821 [pig]
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G. †Aureliachoerus Ginsburg 1974
Subfm. Babyrousinae Thenius 1970
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G. Babyrousa Perry 1811 [babirusa]
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Babyrousa babyrussa Linnaeus 1758
Subfm. †Cainochoerinae Pickford 1995
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G. †Albanohyus Ginsburg 1974
G. †Cainochoerus Pickford 1988
G. †Dinochoerus Peterson 1905
G. †Eocenchoerus Liu 2001
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G. †Eumaiochoerus Hurzeler 1982
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Eumaiochoerus etruscus Hurzeler 1982
G. †Gerontochoerus Leakey 1943
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Gerontochoerus scotti Leakey 1943
G. †Hemichoerus Filhol 1882
G. †Hippopotamodon Lydekker 1877
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Invalid names: Dicoryphochoerus meteai Ozansoy 1965 [synonym]
Hippopotamodon erymanthius Roth and Wagner 1854
Invalid names: Dicoryphochoerus Pilgrim 1926 [synonym], Limnostonyx Ginsburg 1988 [synonym]
G. †Hyosus Pilgrim 1926
Subfm. †Hyotheriinae Cope 1888
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G. †Chicochoerus Orliac et al. 2006
G. †Chleuastochoerus Pearson 1928
G. †Cleuastochoerus Pearson 1928
G. †Dubiotherium Hellmund 1992
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G. †Hyotherium von Meyer 1834
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Hyotherium lacaeillei Orliac et al. 2006
Hyotherium major Pomel 1847
Hyotherium meissneri von Meyer 1850
Hyotherium platyops Cope 1881
Hyotherium shanwangense Liping et al. 2002
Hyotherium soemmeringi von Meyer 1834
Invalid names: Hypotherium Ginsburg et al. 1991 [synonym]
G. †Sinapriculus Liping et al. 2002
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Sinapriculus linquensi Liping et al. 2002
Subfm. †Kubanochoerinae Gabunia 1958
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G. †Kenyasus Pickford 1986
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Kenyasus kirimunensis Pickford 2007
Kenyasus namaquensis Pickford and Senut 1997
Kenyasus rusingensis Pickford 1986
G. †Libycochoerus Arambourg 1961
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Libycochoerus anchidens Bishop 2010
Libycochoerus massai Arambourg 1961
G. †Megalochoerus Picford 1993
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Megalochoerus humongous Pickford 1993
Megalochoerus khinzikebirus Wilkinson 1976
G. †Nguruwe Pickford 1986
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Nguruwe kijivium Pickford 1986
Nguruwe namibensis Pickford 1986
G. †Kubanochoerus Gabunia 1955
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Kubanochoerus khinzikebirus Wilkinson 1976
Subfm. †Listriodontinae Simpson 1945
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G. †Bunolistriodon Arambourg 1933
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Bunolistriodon minheensis Qiu et al. 1981
Invalid names: Eurolistriodon Pickford and Moya Sola 1995 [synonym]
G. †Listriodon von Meyer 1846
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Listriodon akatidogus Wilkinson 1976
Listriodon akatikubas Wilkinson 1976
Listriodon bartulensis Pickford 2001
Listriodon bonaerensis Ameghino 1904
Listriodon chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
Listriodon jeanneli Arambourg 1943
Listriodon juba Ginsburg 1977
Listriodon lishanensis Lee and Wu 1978
Listriodon pentapotamiae Falconer 1870
Listriodon tarijensis Ameghino 1904
G. †Lopholistriodon Pickford and Wilkinson 1975
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Lopholistriodon kidogosana Pickford and Wilkinson 1975
Lopholistriodon moruoroti Wilkinson 1976
Lopholistriodon pickfordi Van der Made 1996
G. †Lophochoerus Pilgrim 1926
G. †Mabokopithecus von Koenigswald 1969
G. †Mesochoerus Shaw and Cooke 1941
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Mesochoerus hesseloni Leakey 1943
G. †Microstonyx Pilgrim 1926
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Microstonyx binxianensis Liu et al. 1978
Microstonyx major Gervais 1848
Subfm. †Namachoerinae Pickford 1995
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G. †Namachoerus Pickford 1995
G. †Nyanzachoerus Leakey 1958
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Nyanzachoerus jaegeri Coppens 1971
Nyanzachoerus kanamensis Leakey 1958
Nyanzachoerus khinzir Boisserie et al. 2014
Nyanzachoerus nakaliensis Tsubamoto et al. 2020
G. †Odoichoerus Tong and Zhao 1986
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Odoichoerus uniconus Tong and Zhao 1986
Subfm. †Palaeochoerinae Matthew 1924
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G. †Propalaeochoerus Stehlin 1899
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Propalaeochoerus pusillus Ginsburg 1974
G. †Yunnanochoerus van der Made and Han 1994
G. †Paradoxodonides Strand 1943
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Invalid names: Paradoxodon Scott 1892 [synonym]
G. †Promesochoerus Leakey 1965
G. †Pronotochoerus Leakey 1943
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Pronotochoerus jacksoni Leakey 1943
Subfm. †Schizochoerinae Golpe Posse 1972
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Invalid names: Taucanamini van der Made 1997 [empty]
Subfm. Suinae Gray 1821
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Tr. †Hippohyini Thenius 1970
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G. †Hippohyus Falconer and Cautley 1847
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Hippohyus deterrai Lewis 1934
G. †Sinohyus von Koenigswald 1963
G. †Sivahyus Pilgrim 1926
G. Hylochoerus Thomas 1904 [giant forest hog]
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Hylochoerus euilus Hopwood 1926
Hylochoerus meinertzhageni Thomas 1904 [giant forest hog]
G. †Kolpochoerus van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932
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Kolpochoerus afarensis Cooke 1978
Kolpochoerus cookei Brunet and White 2001
Kolpochoerus denheinzelini Brunet and White 2001
Kolpochoerus limnetes Hopwood 1926
Kolpochoerus majus Hopwood 1934
Kolpochoerus maroccanus Ennouchi 1953
Kolpochoerus phillipi Souron et al. 2015
G. †Metridiochoerus Hopwood 1926
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Metridiochoerus andrewsi Hopwood 1926
Metridiochoerus compactus Van Hoepen and Van Hoepen 1932
Metridiochoerus hopwoodi Leakey 1958
Metridiochoerus modestus van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932
Metridiochoerus shawi Dale 1948
Invalid names: Tapinochoerus van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932 [synonym]
G. †Omochoerus Arambourg 1942
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Tr. †Phacochoerini Gray 1868
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G. †Potamochoeroides Dale 1948
G. †Stylochoerus van Hoepen and van Hoepen 1932
G. Phacochoerus Cuvier 1826 [warthog]
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Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas 1766 [desert warthog]
Phacochoerus africanus Gmelin 1788 [common warthog]
G. Porcula Hodgson 1847 [pygmy hog]
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Porcula salvania Hodgson 1847 [pygmy hog]
Tr. †Potamochoerini Gray 1873
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G. †Celebochoerus Hooijer 1848
G. †Propotamochoerus Pilgrim 1925
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Propotamochoerus devauxi Arambourg 1968
G. Potamochoerus Gray 1854
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Invalid names: Choiropotamus pictus Gray 1852 [synonym]
Potamochoerus porcus Linnaeus 1758 [red river hog]
Invalid names: Choiropotamus Gray 1852 [replaced]
Tr. †Suini Gray 1821
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G. †Korynochoerus Schmidt-Kittler 1971
G. Sus Linnaeus 1758 [pig]
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Sus antediluvianus Kaup 1833
Sus arvernensis Deperet 1885
Sus barbatus Müller 1838 [bearded pig]
Sus brachygnathus Dubois 1908
Sus bucculentus Heude 1892 [Vietnam warty pig]
Sus cebifrons Heude 1888 [Visayan warty pig]
Sus celebensis Müller and Schlegel 1843 [Sulawesi pig]
Sus cristatus Wagner 1839
Sus falconeri Lydekker 1884
Sus giganteus Falconer and Cautley 1847
Sus hyotherioides Schlosser 1903
Sus hysudricus Falconer and Cautley 1847
Sus lydekkeri Zdansky 1928
Sus microdon Schlosser 1903
Sus palaeochoerus Kaup 1833
Sus philippensis Nehring 1886 [Philippine warty pig]
Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 [wild boar]
Sus sivalensis Falconer and Cautley 1847
Sus stehlini Schlosser 1903
Sus strozzii Forsyth Major 1881
Sus verrucosus Müller 1840 [Javan warty pig]
Sus vittatus Müller and Schlegel 1842 [banded pig]
Sus waylandi Cooke and Coryndon 1970
Invalid names: Babyrousini Gray 1868 [empty]
Subfm. †Tetraconodontinae Lydekker 1886
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G. †Conohyus Pilgrim 1926
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Conohyus huenermanni Heissig 1989
Conohyus indicus Lydekker 1884
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Invalid names: Conohyus thailandicus Ducroq et al. 1997 [synonym]
Conohyus olujici Bernor and Radovcic 2004
Conohyus simorrensis Lartet 1851
Conohyus sindiensis Lydekker 1884
Invalid names: Adaetontherium Lewis 1934 [synonym]
G. †Lophocoerus Pilgrim 1926
G. †Notochoerus Broom 1925
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Notochoerus capensis Broom 1925
Notochoerus clarkei Suwa and White 2004
G. †Parachleuastochoerus Golpe-Posse 1972
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Parachleuastochoerus crusafonti Golpe-Posse 1972
Parachleuastochoerus kretzoii Fortelius et al. 2005
G. †Sivachoerus Pilgrim 1926
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Sivachoerus syrticus Leonardi 1954
G. †Tetraconodon Falconer 1868
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Tetraconodon magnum Falconer 1868
Tetraconodon malensis Htike et al. 2005
G. †Xenohyus Ginsburg 1980
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Xenohyus venitor Ginsburg 1980
Invalid names: Chaeropotamina Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Phacochoeridae Gray 1868 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available