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Stenoechinus tantalus

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Stenoechinus tantalus was named by Rich and Rasmussen (1973) [genotype]. Its type locality is Tavenner Ranch 2, which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in the Renova Formation of Montana. It is the type species of Stenoechinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Stenoechinus tantalus Rich and Rasmussen

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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
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyErinaceinaeFischer de Waldheim 1817
tribeErinaceiniFischer de Waldheim 1817
genusStenoechinus
speciestantalus

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.

†Stenoechinus tantalus Rich and Rasmussen 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available