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Olallamys Emmons 1988

Description

Olallamys Emmons 1988

Olallamys Emmons 1988, J. Mammal., 69 (2): 241.

Type Species: Thrinacodus albicauda Günther 1879

Synonyms: Thrinacodus Günther 1879.

Species and subspecies: 2 species:

Species Olallamys albicauda (Günther 1879)

Species Olallamys edax (Thomas 1916)

Discussion: Emmons (1988) indicated that Thrinacodus Günther, 1879, the original generic name, is preoccupied by Thrinacodus St. John and Worthen, 1875 (a shark).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Echimyidae, pp. 1575-1592 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1576, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Emmons
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Echimyidae
Genus
Olallamys
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Olallamys Emmons, 1988 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Emmons, L. H. 1988. Replacement name for a genus of South American rodents (Echimyidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 69 (2): 421.