Palaeoloxodon falconeri

Palaeoloxodon falconeri

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 Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulata Ordo: Proboscidea Subordo: Elephantiformes Cladus: Elephantimorpha Cladus: Elephantida Superfamilia: Elephantoidea

Familia: Elephantidae
Subfamilia: Elephantinae
Tribus: Elephantini
Genus: †Palaeoloxodon
Species: †Palaeoloxodon falconeri

Name

Palaeoloxodon falconeri (Busk, 1867): 230

Synonyms

• Elephas falconeri Busk, 1867 (protonym)

Eponyms: Falconer [Busk, 1867: 230]

References

Primary references

• Busk, G. 1867. Description of the remains of three extinct species of elephant, collected by Capt. Spratt, C.B., R.N., in the ossiferous cavern of Zebbug, in the island of Malta. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 6: 227–306. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Sizilianischer Zwergelefant
English: Sicilian Dwarf Elephant
Nederlands: Siciliaanse dwergolifant
português: Elefante-anão-siciliano

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