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Metatheria  Huxley, 1880
Taxonomic Serial No.: 179917

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Infraclass  
  Synonym(s): Marsupialia Illiger, 1811
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete    
  Latest Record Review: 2006    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  -- Animal, animals, animaux  
    PhylumChordata  -- chordates, cordado, cordés  
       SubphylumVertebrata  -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés  
          ClassMammalia Linnaeus, 1758 -- mamífero, mammals, mammifères  
             SubclassTheria Parker and Haswell, 1897  
                InfraclassMetatheria Huxley, 1880  
    Direct Children:  
                   Order Dasyuromorphia Gill, 1872  
                   Order Didelphimorphia Gill, 1872 -- American marsupials, cuica, didelfimorfo, gambá, marsupial, marsupials, mucura 
                   Order Diprotodontia Owen, 1866  
                   Order Microbiotheria Ameghino, 1889  
                   Order Notoryctemorphia Kirsch in Hunsaker, 1977 -- marsupial 'moles' 
                   Order Paucituberculata Ameghino, 1894  
                   Order Peramelemorphia Ameghino, 1889  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alfred L. Gardner  
  Notes: Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA   
  Reference for: Metatheria   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Metatheria   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Simpson, George Gaylord  
  Publication Date: 1945   
  Article/Chapter Title: The principles of classification and a classification of mammals   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, vol. 85   
  Page(s): xvi + 350   
  Publisher: American Museum of Natural History   
  Publication Place: New York, NY, USA   
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  Notes:    
  Reference for: Metatheria   
       

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Date Generated:  
Thu Jan 12 2012 10:08:52 MST