Proboscidea

For the Chromista genus, see Proboscidea T.B.B.Paddock & P.A.Sims, 1980

Loxodonta africana

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Ordo: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Eutheria
Magnordo: Epitheria
Superordo: Afrotheria
Cladus: Paenungulata
Ordo: Proboscidea
Subordo (2): Elephantiformes – †Plesielephantiformes (desused)
Familiae incertae sedis (5): †Barytheriidae – †Deinotheriidae – †Moeritheriidae – †Numidotheriidae – †Phosphatheriidae
Genera incertae sedis (4): †Arcanotherium – †Daouitherium – †Eritherium – †Khamsaconus

Name

• Proboscidea Illiger, 1811: 96

References

Primary references

• Illiger, J.K.W. 1811. Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium additis terminis zoographicis utriusque classis, eorumque versione germanica. C. Salfield: Berolini. xviii + 302 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• McKenna, M.C. & Bell, S.K. (eds.). 1997. Classification of mammals: above the species level. Columbia University Press: New York. xii + 631 pp. ISBN 978-0-231-11012-9. Google Books Reference page. 
• Shoshani, J., Walter, R.C., Abraha, M., Berhe, S., Tassy, P., Sanders, W.J., Marchant, G.H., Libsekal, Y., Ghirmani, T. & Zinner, D. 2006. A proboscidean from the late Oligocene of Eritrea, a ‘‘missing link’’ between early Elephantiformes and Elephantimorpha, and biogeographic implications. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103(46): 17296–17301. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0603689103 Reference page. 

Links

• Proboscidea 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.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Хобатныя
български: Хоботни
čeština: Chobotnatci
English: Elephants
español: Proboscídeos
suomi: Norsueläimet
Nordfriisk: Elefantendiarten
français: Proboscidiens
magyar: Ormányosok
Bahasa Indonesia: Gajah
italiano: Proboscidati
日本語: ゾウ目
ქართული: ხორთუმიანები
한국어: 장비목(長鼻類)
македонски: Сурлари
Nederlands: Olifantachtigen
polski: Trąbowce
português: Proboscídeos
svenska: Elefantdjur
Türkçe: Hortumlular
українська: Хоботні
中文: 長鼻目

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