IRMNG - Potamogalidae Allman, 1865

IRMNG taxon details

Potamogalidae Allman, 1865

IRMNG_ID

11935324 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11935324)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Afrosoricida

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Genus Europotamogale Crespo, Cruzado-Caballero & Castillo, 2023 †
Genus Micropotamogale Heim de Balsac, 1954
Genus Namagale Pickford, 2015 †
Genus Potamogale Du Chaillu, 1860
Genus Bayonia Barboza du Bocage, 1865 accepted as Potamogale Du Chaillu, 1860
Genus Kivugale Kretzoi, 1961 accepted as Micropotamogale Heim de Balsac, 1954
Genus Mesopotamogale Heim de Balsac, 1956 accepted as Micropotamogale Heim de Balsac, 1954
Genus Mystomys Gray, 1861 accepted as Potamogale Du Chaillu, 1860
Genus Mythomys Gray, 1861 accepted as Potamogale Du Chaillu, 1860
Genus Limnogale Forsyth Major, 1896 accepted as Microgale Thomas, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Elevated (or reinstated) from previous treatment as subfamily (Potamogalinae) of Tenrecidae in e.g. McKenna & Bell, 1997.

Taxonomic remark Elevated (or reinstated) from previous treatment as subfamily (Potamogalinae) of Tenrecidae in e.g. McKenna & Bell, 1997. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Potamogalidae Allman, 1865. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11935324 on 2024-11-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2024-03-18 18:59:18Z

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Rees, Tony

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Sources (6)
Notes (1)

basis of record Everson, K. M.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. M.; Olson, L. E. (2016). Multiple loci and complete taxonomic sampling resolve the phylogeny and biogeographic history of tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and reveal higher speciation rates in Madagascar's humid forests. Systematic Biology. 65(5): 890-909., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syw034 [details]

taxonomy source Everson, K. M.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. M.; Olson, L. E. (2016). Multiple loci and complete taxonomic sampling resolve the phylogeny and biogeographic history of tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and reveal higher speciation rates in Madagascar's humid forests. Systematic Biology. 65(5): 890-909., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syw034 [details]

name verified source Everson, K. M.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. M.; Olson, L. E. (2016). Multiple loci and complete taxonomic sampling resolve the phylogeny and biogeographic history of tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and reveal higher speciation rates in Madagascar's humid forests. Systematic Biology. 65(5): 890-909., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syw034 [details]

current name source Everson, K. M.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. M.; Olson, L. E. (2016). Multiple loci and complete taxonomic sampling resolve the phylogeny and biogeographic history of tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and reveal higher speciation rates in Madagascar's humid forests. Systematic Biology. 65(5): 890-909., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syw034 [details]

extant flag source Everson, K. M.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. M.; Olson, L. E. (2016). Multiple loci and complete taxonomic sampling resolve the phylogeny and biogeographic history of tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and reveal higher speciation rates in Madagascar's humid forests. Systematic Biology. 65(5): 890-909., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syw034 [details]

habitat flag source Everson, K. M.; Soarimalala, V.; Goodman, S. M.; Olson, L. E. (2016). Multiple loci and complete taxonomic sampling resolve the phylogeny and biogeographic history of tenrecs (Mammalia: Tenrecidae) and reveal higher speciation rates in Madagascar's humid forests. Systematic Biology. 65(5): 890-909., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syw034 [details]

Unreviewed

Taxonomic remark Elevated (or reinstated) from previous treatment as subfamily (Potamogalinae) of Tenrecidae in e.g. McKenna & Bell, 1997. [details]