Monotremata

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monotremata

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Ordo: Monotremata

‎Classis: Mammalia
Ordo: Monotremata
Superfamilia: Ornithorhynchoidea
Familiae incertae sedis: †Kollikodontidae – †Steropodontidae – †Teinolophidae

Name

Monotremata Bonaparte, 1837: 258

References

Primary references

• Bonaparte, C.L. 1837. A New Systematic Arrangement of Vertebrated Animals. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 18: 247–304. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1838.tb00177.x BHL.

Additional references

• Flannery, T.F., Rich, T.H., Vickers-Rich, P., Ziegler, T., Veatch, E.G. & Helgen, K.M. 2022. A review of monotreme (Monotremata) evolution. Alcheringa 46(1): 3–20. DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2022.2025900 . Reference page. 
• Ivakhnenko, M.F. 2009. Eotherapsid hypothesis for the origin of Monotremata. Paleontologicheskii zhurnal 2009(3): 3–16. [in Russian, English translation in Paleontological Journal 43(3): 237–250. (2009) DOI: 10.1134/S0031030109030010]
• Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing: Clayton. 529 pp. ISBN 978-1-486-30012-9. Reference page. 
• Musser, A.M. 2003. Review of the monotreme fossil record and comparison of palaeontological and molecular data. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 136A(4): 927–942. DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(03)00275-7
• Musser, A.M. 2006. Furry egg-layers: monotreme relationships and radiations. Pp. 523-550 in Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds.) Evolution and biogeography of Australasian vertebrates. Auscipub, Sydney.
• Rowe, T., Rich, T.H., Vickers-Rich, P., Springer, M. & Woodburne, M.O. 2008. The oldest platypus and its bearing on divergence timing of the platypus and echidna clades. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of United States of America 105(4): 1238–1242. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706385105

Links

• Monotremata in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Monotremata – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Tree of Life Web Project. 2000. Monotremata. Platypus and echidnas. Version 01 January 2000 (temporary). in The Tree of Life Web Project

Vernacular names

• беларуская: Аднапраходныя
• Deutsch: Kloakentiere
• Ελληνικά: Μονοτρήματα
• English: Monotremes/Egg-laying mammals
• español: Monotremas
• eesti: Ainupilulised, Monotreemid
• suomi: Nokkaeläimet
• Nordfriisk: Goobeldiarten
• magyar: Kloákások
• italiano: Monotremi
• 日本語: 単孔目
• ქართული: ერთგასავლიანები/კვერცხისმდებლები
• 한국어: 단공목(單孔目)
• македонски: Едноотворни
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: မိုနိုထရင်းမ်/ ဥ ဥသည့် နို့တိုက်သတ္တဝါ/ ဒွါရ တစ်ပေါက်ပါ နို့တိုက်သတ္တဝါ
• norsk: Kloakkdyr
• polski: Stekowce
• português: Monotrématos/Monotremados
• русский: Однопроходные
• svenska: Kloakdjur
• українська: Однопрохідні
• 中文: 單孔目

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