Preptotheria
Preptotheria is a superorder of placental mammals proposed by McKenna & Bell in their classification of mammals.[1]
| Preptotheria | |
|---|---|
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| European rabbit | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Clade: | Epitheria |
| Magnorder: | Preptotheria McKenna, 1975 |
Classification
The Linnean taxonomy of Preptotheria according to the scheme of McKenna & Bell (1997):[1]
Magnorder Epitheria
- Superorder †Leptictida
- Superorder Preptotheria
- Grandorder Anagalida
- Mirorder Macroscelidea
- Mirorder Duplicidentata
- Order †Mimotonida
- Order Lagomorpha
- Mirorder Simplicidentata
- Order †Mixodontia
- Order Rodentia
- Grandorder Ferae
- Grandorder Lipotyphla
- Order Chrysochloridea
- Order Erinaceomorpha
- Order Soricomorpha
- Grandorder Archonta
- Order Chiroptera
- Order Primates (including Dermoptera as family Galeopithecidae)
- Order Scandentia
- Grandorder Ungulata
- Order Tubulidentata
- Order †Dinocerata
- Mirorder Eparctocyona
- Order †Procreodi
- Order †Condylarthra
- Order †Arctostylopida
- Order Cete
- Order Artiodactyla
- Mirorder †Meridiungulata
- Order †Litopterna
- Order †Notoungulata
- Order †Astrapotheria
- Order †Xenungulata
- Order †Pyrotheria
- Mirorder Altungulata
- Order Perissodactyla
- Order Uranotheria or Paenungulata
- Grandorder Anagalida
References
- McKenna, Malcolm C.; Bell, Susan K. (1997). Classification of mammals above the species level. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-11013-6.
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