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Taxon: Family Caenolestidae Trouessart, 1898 - "shrew" opossums (mammal)
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Authorship

Original name Trouessart, 1898:1205.
Original rank
Original spelling

Types

Nominotypical taxon ofCaenolestoidea (Superfamily) Trouessart, 1898
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]Caenolestinae (Subfamily) Trouessart, 1898

Variants

Former rankCaenolestinae (Subfamily) Trouessart, 1898 Ref: Abello et al., 2021: fig. 1. [inferred]

Synonyms

To be given precedence overAbderitidae (Family) Ameghino, 1889 Ref: Opinion 1241: Ruling (4)(a). [new]
To be given precedence overDecastidae (Family) Ameghino, 1893 Ref: Opinion 1241: Ruling (4)(a). [new]
To be given precedence overGarzoniidae (Family) Ameghino, 1891 Ref: Opinion 1241: Ruling (4)(a). [new]
Synonymous nameEpanorthidae (Family) Ameghino, 1889 Ref: PBDB: 22 Jan 2015.
IncludingGarzoniidae (Family) Ameghino, 1891 Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 73.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full nameratopossums
opossummuizen

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name"shrew" opossums
shrew-opossums Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
rat-opossums Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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