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Plecotus tetralophodon

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Corynorhinus tetralophodon was named by Handley (1955). Its type specimen is LACM 192/2989, a skull (well-preserved cranium with worn teeth, lacking auditory bullae, hamular processes, incisors, right C1, and both P1s), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Plecotus tetralophodon by Martin (1972) and Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Corynorhinus tetralophodon Handley
1972Plecotus tetralophodon Martin
1980Plecotus tetralophodon Kurten and Anderson p. 124

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyVespertilionidae
subfamilyVespertilionae
genusPlecotusGeoffroy 1818
speciestetralophodon(Handley 1955)

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.

†Plecotus tetralophodon Handley 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available