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Rhynchocyonidae

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Rhynchocyonidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchocyoninae was named by Gill (1872). It is not extant. Its type is Rhynchocyon.

It was reranked as the family Rhynchocyonidae by Senut and Pickford (2021).

It was assigned to Macroscelididae by Schlosser (1877) and Butler (1984); and to Macroscelidea by Senut and Pickford (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Rhynchocyoninae Gill
1877Rhynchocyoninae Schlosser p. 89
1984Rhynchocyoninae Butler
2021Rhynchocyonidae Senut and Pickford

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyRhynchocyonidae(Gill 1872)
familyRhynchocyonidae(Gill 1872)

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. †Rhynchocyonidae Gill 1872
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G. †Brevirhynchocyon Senut and Pickford 2021
G. †Eorhynchocyon Senut and Pickford 2021
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Eorhynchocyon rupestris Senut and Pickford 2021
G. †Hypsorhynchocyon Senut 2008
G. †Miorhynchocyon Butler 1984
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Miorhynchocyon clarki Butler and Hopwood 1957
Miorhynchocyon meswae Butler 1984
G. Rhynchocyon Peters 1847
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Rhynchocyon chrysopygus Günther 1881 [Golden-rumped elephant shrew]
Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters 1847
Rhynchocyon clarki Butler and Hopwood 1957
Rhynchocyon petersi Bocage 1880
Rhynchocyon rusingae Butler 1969
Invalid names: Rhinonax Thomas 1918 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available