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Dasypus (Dasypus) novemcinctus (nine-banded armadillo)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Dasypus novemcinctus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tatusia novemcincta by Ameghino (1889); it was recombined as Dasypus (Dasypus) novemcinctus by Rincón et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus p. 51
1889Tatusia novemcincta Ameghino p. 861
1911Dasypus novemcinctus Thomas p. 142
1980Dasypus novemcinctus Kurten and Anderson p. 131
2007Dasypus novemcinctus McDonald and Naples p. 153
2007Dasypus novemcinctus Pujos et al.
2008Dasypus (Dasypus) novemcinctus Rincón et al. p. 199

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
—Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
subfamilyDasypodinaeGray 1821
tribeDasypodini()
genusDasypus
subgenusDasypusLinnaeus 1758
speciesnovemcinctus()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Dasypus (Dasypus) novemcinctus Linnaeus 1758 [nine-banded armadillo]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialg
Diet: insectivoreg
Diet 2: frugivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 10:44:07
Modified: 2012-05-14 19:56:52
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Mc Bee and Baker 1982, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lujanian (interglacial)0.781 - 0.012Uruguay (Salto) Dasypus novemcinctus (140159)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Goiás) Dasypus novemcinctus (211821)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Dasypus novemcinctus (71331)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Tocantins) Dasypus novemcinctus (149493)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Tocantins) Dasypus novemcinctus (192091)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Districto Agropecura) Dasypus novemcinctus (21687)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Dasypus novemcinctus (21686)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Dasypus novemcinctus (21691)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Dasypus novemcinctus (21689)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Dasypus novemcinctus (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Dasypus novemcinctus (71269)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Dasypus novemcinctus (70705)