IRMNG - Microbiotheriidae Ameghino, 1887

IRMNG taxon details

Microbiotheriidae Ameghino, 1887

IRMNG_ID

104588 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104588)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Microbiotheria

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Genus Dromiciops Thomas, 1894
Genus Eomicrobiotherium Marshall, 1982 †
Genus Ideodelphys Ameghino, 1902 †
Genus Khasia Marshall & de Muizon, 1988 †
Genus Kirutherium Goin & Candela, 2004 †
Genus Microbiotherium Ameghino, 1887 †
Genus Mirandatherium Couto, 1952 †
Genus Pitheculus Ameghino, 1894 †
Genus Mirandaia Couto, 1952 † accepted as Mirandatherium Couto, 1952 †

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Microbiotheriidae Ameghino, 1887. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104588 on 2024-07-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (6)
Notes (2)

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

name verified source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. [details]

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

From other sources

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Metatheria (Infraclass) > Marsupialia (Superorder) > Microbiotheria (Order) > Microbiotheriidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Palaeocene (Danian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]