IRMNG - Choeropotamus Desmarest, 1822 †

IRMNG taxon details

Choeropotamus Desmarest, 1822 †

IRMNG_ID

1452778 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1452778)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Choeropotamidae Owen, 1845 †

Synonymised names

Chaeropotamus Desmarest, 1822 † · unaccepted

Cheiropotamus Ritgen, 1824 † · unaccepted

Cheropotamus Meyer, 1838 † · unaccepted

Cheropotomus Swainson, 1835 † · unaccepted

Choeropotamus Kaup, 1844 † · unaccepted

Choropotamus Roger, 1896 † · unaccepted

Chöropotamus Roger, 1896 † · unaccepted

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Ency. Meth. (Mamm.), 2, Suppl., 544. (as Chaeropotamus) [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Treated as a corrected original spelling in IRMNG (was Chaeropotamus).

Taxonomic remark Treated as a corrected original spelling in IRMNG (was Chaeropotamus). [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Choeropotamus Desmarest, 1822 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1452778 on 2025-03-28

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2011-08-15 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (14)
Notes (1)

original description Ency. Meth. (Mamm.), 2, Suppl., 544. (as Chaeropotamus) [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 Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).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]

verified source for family The Paleobiology Database (2011 version). , available online at https://paleobiodb.org/ [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 Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current).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 PaleoDB (Jul 2011) [details]

extant flag source as per family [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

original description (of Cheiropotamus Ritgen, 1824 †) Nat. Einth. Säugeth.
page(s): 45 [details]

original description (of Choropotamus Roger, 1896 †) Ber. Ver. Augsburg, 32
page(s): 206 [details]

original description (of Cheropotomus Swainson, 1835 †) Hist. Quadrup.
page(s): 224 [details]

original description (of Chöropotamus Roger, 1896 †) Ber. Ver. Augsburg, 32
page(s): 206 [details]

original description (of Choeropotamus Kaup, 1844 †) Classif. Säugeth. Vög.
page(s): 78 [details]

original description (of Cheropotamus Meyer, 1838 †) Mag. Nat. Hist., (N. S.),
page(s): 587 [details]

original description (of Chaeropotamus Desmarest, 1822 †) Ency. Meth. (Mamm.), 2, Suppl.
page(s): 544 [details]

Unreviewed

Taxonomic remark Treated as a corrected original spelling in IRMNG (was Chaeropotamus). [details]