Mystacina

Mystacina tuberculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctilionoidea

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: 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 Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Noctilionoidea

Familia: Mystacinidae
Genus: Mystacina
Species (2 + †1): †M. miocenalis – M. robusta – M. tuberculata

Name

Mystacina Gray, 1843: 296

• Type species: Mystacina tuberculata Gray, 1843, by original designation and monotypy.
• Gender: feminine.
• Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1994 (2002: 63).

Synonyms

• Mystacops Lydekker, 1891: 671 [nomen novum pro Mystacina Gray, 1843]
  • Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1994 (2002: 63).

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1843. Descriptions of the reptiles and Amphibia hitherto observed in New Zealand. Pp. 202–206 in Dieffenbach, E.: Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. Volume 2. John Murray: London. BHL Reference page. 
• Gray, J.E. 1843: List of Mammalia hitherto recorded as found in New Zealand. Pp. 181–185, 296 (addendum) in Dieffenbach, E.: Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. Volume 2. John Murray, London, England. BHL Reference page. 
• Flower, W.H. & Lydekker, R. 1891. An introduction to the study of mammals living and extinct. Adam and Charles Black: London. 763 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 2002. Opinion 1994 (Case 3095). Mystacina Gray, 1843, Chalinolobus Peters, 1866, M. tuberculata Gray, 1843 and Vespertilio tuberculatus J.R. Forster, 1844 (currently C. tuberculatus) (Mammalia, Chiroptera): usage of the generic and specific names conserved. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 59(1): 63–64. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Carter, G.G.; Riskin, D.K. 2006: Mystacina tuberculata. Mammalian species, (790) DOI: 10.1644/790.1
• Daniel, M.J. 1979: The New Zealand short-tailed bat, Mystacina tuberculata; a review of present knowledge. New Zealand journal of zoology, 6: 357–370. BUGZ
• Gray, J.E. 1843: Voyage H.M.S. "Sulphur," Mamm., 1, 23.
• Hill, J.E. & Daniel, M.J. 1985. Systematics of the New Zealand short-tailed bat Mystacina Gray, 1843 (Chiroptera: Mystacinidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology 48(4): 279–300. BHL Reference page. 
• Kennedy, M.; Wilson, K.-J.; Worthy, T.; Paterson, A.; Dwyer, P.D. 2000: Comments on the proposed conservation of usage of the names Mystacina Gray, 1843, Chalinolobus Peters, 1866, M. tuberculata Gray, 1843 and C. tuberculatus (J.R. Forster, 1844) (Mammalia, Chiroptera) (Case 3095; see BZN 56: 250–254). Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 57(2): 117–118. Internet Archive BHL
• Spencer, H.G.; Lee, D.E. 1999: Case 3095. Mystacina Gray, 1843, Chalinolobus Peters, 1866, M. tuberculata Gray, 1843 and Vespertilio tuberculatus J.R. Forster, 1844 (currently C. tuberculatus) (Mammalia, Chiroptera): proposed conservation of usage of the names. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 56(4): 250–254. Internet Archive BHL
• Worthy, T.H.; Scofield, P. 2004: Skeletal and dental variation within and between Mystacina species in southern New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology, 31: 351–361.

Vernacular names

English: New Zealand short-tailed bats