Ornithorhynchidae

Taxonavigation

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Taxonavigation: Monotremata

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 Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Prototheria Ordo: Monotremata

Familia: Ornithorhynchidae
Genera (1 + 4†): Ornithorhynchus – †Monotrematum – †Obdurodon – †Steropodon – †Teinolophos

nom

• Ornithorhynchidae Gray, 1825

Synonyms

• Steropodontidae Flannery et al., 1995
  • Authority for current placement: T. Rowe et al., 2008: 1241, fig. 5 (by implication, Steropodon is placed within the clade labelled Ornithorhynchidae, consistently with the text discussion and conclusions)

References

• Ann. Philos., n.s., 10: 343.
• Flannery, T.F.; Archer, M.; Rich, T.H.; Jones, R. 1995. A new family of monotremes from the Cretaceous of Australia. Nature 377: 418–420. DOI: 10.1038/377418a0
• 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. PNAS 105 (4): 1238–1242. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706385105

Links

• Ornithorhynchidae 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.
• Ornithorhynchidae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Schnabeltier
Ελληνικά: Ορνιθορρυγχίδες
español: Ornitorrincos
eesti: Nokkloomlased
日本語: カモノハシ科
македонски: Клунари
polski: Dziobakowate
русский: Утконосы
українська: Качкодзьобові

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