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
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Atlantogenata
Superordo: Afrotheria
Grandordo: Afroinsectiphilia
Mirordo: Afroinsectivora
Classis: Mammalia
Grandordo: Afroinsectiphilia
Mirordo: Afroinsectivora
Ordines: Afrosoricida – Macroscelidea
Name
Afroinsectivora Waddell, Kishino & Ota, 2001: 148
References
Primary references
Waddell, P.J., Kishino, H. & Ota, R. 2001. A Phylogenetic Foundation for Comparative Mammalian Genomics. Genome Informatics 12: 141–154. DOI: 10.11234/gi1990.12.141 ResearchGate Reference page.
Additional references
Asher, R.J. & Helgen, K.M. 2010. Nomenclature and placental mammal phylogeny. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10: 102. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-10-102 Reference page.
Afroinsectivora is a clade of mammals that includes the macroscelideans and afrosoricidans.[1] This clade includes the elephant shrews, golden moles, tenrecs, and otter shrews.
Phylogeny
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A cladogram of Afrotheria based on molecular evidence[2]
Classification
Clade Afroinsectivora
Order Macroscelidea
Family Macroscelididae
Order Afrosoricida
Family Chrysochloridae
Family Tenrecidae
Family Potamogalidae
Genus †Widanelfarasia?
Notes
Afroinsectivora in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved September 2017.
Tabuce, R.; Asher, R. J.; Lehmann, T. (2008). "Afrotherian mammals: a review of current data" (PDF). Mammalia. 72: 2–14. doi:10.1515/MAMM.2008.004. S2CID 46133294. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014.
References
Waddell, P.J.; Kishino, H.; Ota, R. (2001). "A phylogenetic foundation for comparative mammalian genomics". Genome Informatics. 12: 141–154. PMID 11791233.
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