IRMNG - Megaloceros Brookes, 1827 †

IRMNG taxon details

Megaloceros Brookes, 1827 †

IRMNG_ID

1317087 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1317087)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Cervidae Gray, 1821

Synonymised names

Alce Blumenbach, 1799 † · unaccepted (?unavailable name)

Megaceros Owen, 1844 † · unaccepted

Megaloceros Pictet, 1853 † · unaccepted

Megalocerus Brookes, 1828 † · unaccepted

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Mus. of J. B. (Brookesean Mus.), 4to
page(s): 14 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Megaloceros Brookes, 1827 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317087 on 2025-03-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (11)
Notes (1)

original description Mus. of J. B. (Brookesean Mus.), 4to
page(s): 14 [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 Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).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]

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 Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).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 Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

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

habitat flag source as per family [details]

original description (of Megaloceros Pictet, 1853 †) Traité Pal., ed. 2, 1
page(s): 355 [details]

original description (of Megalocerus Brookes, 1828 †) Cat. Mus. Brookes
page(s): 61 [details]

original description (of Alce Blumenbach, 1799 †) Hand. Naturg., ed. 6
page(s): 697 [details]

original description (of Megaceros Owen, 1844 †) Rep. Brit. Assoc. (Cork, 1843), 13
page(s): 237 [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info Fossil according to SN2000 [details]