Mammuthus primigenius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elephantoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata 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: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulata Cladus: Tethytheria Ordo: Proboscidea Subordo: Elephantiformes Cladus: Elephantimorpha Cladus: Elephantida Superfamilia: Elephantoidea

Familia: Elephantidae
Subfamilia: Elephantinae
Tribus: Elephantini
Subtribus: Elephantina
Genus: †Mammuthus
Species: †Mammuthus primigenius

Name

Mammuthus primigenius (Blumenbach, 1799)

Neotype: ZIN N 2710, adult male skeleton. (designated by Garutt, Genry & Lister, 1990)

Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 1661.

Synonyms

Elephas primigenius Blumenbach, 1799

References

Primary references

Garutt, W.E., Gentry, A. Lister, A.M. 1990. Case 2726: Mammuthus Brookes 1828 (Mammalia Proboscidea) proposed conservation and Elephas primigenius Blumenbach, 1799 (currently Mammuthus primigenius) proposed designation as the type species of Mammuthus, and designation of a neotype. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 47(1): 38–44. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.2651 . BHL. Reference page.
ICZN 1991. Opinion 1661 Mammuthus Brookes, 1828 (Mammalia, Proboscidea): conserved, and Elephas primigenius Blumenbach, 1799 designated as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 48(3): 279–280. BHL. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Wollerige mammoet
Alemannisch: Wullehoormammut
aragonés: Mamut lanuto
العربية: الماموث الصُوفي
azərbaycanca: Tüklü mamont
български: Вълнест мамут
català: Mamut llanut
Deutsch: Wollhaarmammut
English: Woolly Mammoth
español: Mamut lanudo
euskara: Mamut iletsu
فارسی: ماموت پشمالو
suomi: Vмutti
føroyskt: Loðin mammutur
français: Mammouth laineux
galego: Mamut laúdo
עברית: ממותה צמרית
magyar: Gyapjas mamut
Bahasa Indonesia: Mamut berbulu
italiano: Mammut lanoso
ქართული: ბეწვიანი მამონტი
한국어: 털매머드
മലയാളം: വൂളി മാമത്ത്
Nederlands: Wolharige mammoet
norsk: Ullhåret mammut
occitan: Mamot lanós
português: Mamute-lanoso
română: Mamut lânos
русский: Шерстистый мамонт
саха тыла: Сэлии
slovenščina: Dlakavi mamut
svenska: Ullhårig mammut
தமிழ்: கம்பளி யானை
Türkçe: Tüylü mamut
українська: Мамут найвеличніший
Tiếng Việt: Voi ma mút lông xoăn
中文: 真猛瑪象

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