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Taxonomy
Caviinae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.
It was assigned to Caviidae by Gray (1821) and Madozzo-Jaén and Pérez (2017).
It was assigned to Caviidae by Gray (1821) and Madozzo-Jaén and Pérez (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1821 | Caviinae Gray |
| 2017 | Caviinae Madozzo-Jaén and Pérez p. 380 |
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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. Caviinae Gray 1821
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G. Galea Meyen 1832
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†Galea leucoblephara Burmeister 1861
Galea musteloides Meyen 1832 [common yellow-toothed cavy]
Galea spixii Wagler 1851
G. †Palaeocavia Ameghino 1889
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†Palaeocavia avita Ameghino 1887
†Palaeocavia brocherense Castellanos 1936
†Palaeocavia chapalmalense Ameghino 1908
†Palaeocavia humahuaquense Candela et al. 2023
†Palaeocavia impar Ameghino 1888
†Palaeocavia mawka Madozzo-Jaén and Pérez 2017
†Palaeocavia minuta Ameghino 1889
†Palaeocavia pampaea Ameghino 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available