Molossus milleri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Molossidae
Subfamilia: Molossinae
Genus: Molossus
Species: Molossus milleri

Name

Molossus milleri Johnson, 1952 [nomen novum]

Synonyms

• Molossus fuliginosus Gray, 1838: 501 [nomen praeoccupatum pro Molossus fuliginosus Cooper, 1837]
  • Lectotype: BMNH 28b, ♀, presented by J. Bell. [designated by Dobson (1878: 413)]
  • Type locality: not stated, cited as “Jamaica” by Dobson (1878: 413.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1838. A Revision of the Genera of Bats (Vespertilionidae) and the Description of some new Genera and Species. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 2(12): 483–505. BHL Reference page. 
• Dobson, G.E. 1878. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the Collection of the British Museum. British Museum of Natural History: London. xxxvi + 567 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Johnson, D.H. 1952. A new name for the Jamaican bat Molossus fuliginosus Gray. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 65: 197–198. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Pug-nosed Mastiff Bat