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Auchenia californica

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Auchenia californica was named by Leidy (1870). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Camelops californicus by Hay (1902), Hay (1913); it was considered a nomen dubium by Webb (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Auchenia californica Leidy p. 126
1873Auchenia californica Leidy p. 255
1902Camelops californicus Hay p. 679
1913Camelops californicus Hay p. 276

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeLaminiWebb 1965
genusAucheniaCuvier 1800
speciescalifornica

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.

Auchenia californica Leidy 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: grazerg
Diet 2: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:43:01
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:43:01
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available