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Spalacolestes cretulablatta

Mammalia - Spalacotheriidae

Taxonomy
Spalacolestes cretulablatta was named by Cifelli and Madsen (1999) [genotype]. It is the type species of Spalacolestes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Spalacolestes cretulablatta Cifelli and Madsen
2004Spalacolestes cretulablatta Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 345, 368-369

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Spalacotherioidea
familySpalacotheriidaeMarsh 1887
subfamilySpalacolestinae
genusSpalacolestes
speciescretulablatta

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.

Spalacolestes cretulablatta Cifelli and Madsen 1999
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Diagnosis
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