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Nyctitheriinae

Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Nyctitheriinae was named by Simpson (1928). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Adapisoricidae by Van Valen (1967); and to Nyctitheriidae by Hooker (1986) and Lopatin (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Nyctitheriinae Simpson
1967Nyctitheriinae Van Valen
1986Nyctitheriinae Hooker p. 239
2006Nyctitheriinae Lopatin

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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
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
subfamilyNyctitheriinaeSimpson 1928
subfamilyNyctitheriinaeSimpson 1928

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.

Subfm. †Nyctitheriinae Simpson 1928
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G. †Cryptotopos Crochet 1974
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Cryptotopos beatus Crochet 1974
Cryptotopos communis Ziegler 2007
G. †Euronyctia Sigé 1997
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Euronyctia belgica Smith 2006
Euronyctia franconica Ziegler 2007
Euronyctia montana Sigé 1997
Euronyctia recta Ziegler 2007
G. †Oligonyctia Smith 2004
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Oligonyctia hoffmani Ziegler 2007
G. †Plagioctenodon Bown 1979
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Plagioctenodon dawsonae Jones and Beard 2023
Plagioctenodon goliath Jones and Beard 2023
Plagioctenodon rosei Gingerich 1987
Plagioctenodon savagei Bown and Schankler 1982
Plagioctenodon thewisseni Manz and Bloch 2015
G. †Saturninia Stehlin 1940
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Saturninia beata Crochet 1974
Saturninia carbonum Sigé and Storch 2001
Saturninia gracilis Stehlin 1940
Saturninia intermedia Sigé 1976
Saturninia mamertensis Sigé 1976
Saturninia tuberi Crochet 1995
G. †Scraeva Cray 1973
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Scraeva woodi Cray 1973
Invalid names: Arvaldus Cray 1973 [synonym]
G. †Sigenyctia Smith 2006
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Sigenyctia oligocaena Smith 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available