Theriiformes
Taxonavigation
[edit]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: †Theriiformes
Ordo: †Multituberculata
Name
[edit]Theriiformes Rowe, 1988: 245
Comments: Recognised as a subclass by McKenna & Bell (1997: 36). Synonyms allocated according to McKenna & Bell (1997).
Synonyms
[edit]- Theriimorpha Rowe, 1993: 139
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Rowe, T. 1988. Definition, diagnosis, and origin of Mammalia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (8)3: 241-264. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1988.10011708
- Rowe, T. 1993. Phylogenetic Systematics and the Early History of Mammals. In Szalay, F.S., Novacek, M.J. & McKenna, M.C. (eds.). Mammal Phylogeny: Mesozoic Differentiation, Multituberculates, Monotremes, Early Therians, and Marsupials. Springer-Verlag, New York: 129-145.
Additional references
[edit]- McKenna, M.C. & Bell, S.K. (eds.). 1997. Classification of mammals: above the species level. Columbia University Press: New York. xii + 631 pp. ISBN 978-0-231-11012-9. Google Books Reference page.