IRMNG - Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann, 1906

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Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann, 1906

IRMNG_ID

1033321 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1033321)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Macroscelididae Bonaparte, 1838

Synonymised names

Elephantomys Broom, 1937 · unaccepted

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Species Elephantulus brachyrhynchus (A. Smith, 1836)
Species Elephantulus brachyrhyncus
Species Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith, 1839)
Species Elephantulus fuscipes (Thomas, 1894)
Species Elephantulus fuscus (Peters, 1852)
Species Elephantulus intufi (A. Smith, 1836)
Species Elephantulus myurus Thomas & Schwann, 1906
Species Elephantulus revoili (Huet, 1881)
Species Elephantulus rozeti (Duvernoy, 1833)
Species Elephantulus rufescens (Peters, 1878)
Species Elephantulus rupestris (A. Smith, 1831)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Thomas, O. & Schwann, H. (1906). The Rudd exploration of South Africa - V. List of mammals obtained by Mr Grant in North East Transvaal. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1906: 575-591., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208294
page(s): 10 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Includes Nasilio and Elephantomys, refer Wilson & Reeder, 2005.

Taxonomic remark Includes Nasilio and Elephantomys, refer Wilson & Reeder, 2005. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Elephantulus Thomas & Schwann, 1906. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1033321 on 2024-11-19

Taxonomic edit history

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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

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Sources (9)
Notes (2)

original description Thomas, O. & Schwann, H. (1906). The Rudd exploration of South Africa - V. List of mammals obtained by Mr Grant in North East Transvaal. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1906: 575-591., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208294
page(s): 10 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

basis of record SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 [details]

verified source for family Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. [details]

extant flag source SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997, PaleoDB [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

original description (of Elephantomys Broom, 1937) S. Afr. J. Sci., 33
page(s): 758 [details]

Unreviewed

Taxonomic remark Includes Nasilio and Elephantomys, refer Wilson & Reeder, 2005. [details]

Type species as cited Macroscelides rupestris A. Smith, 1831. [details]