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Genus
Elephas
Linnaeus, 1758
- Asiatic elephant
(mammal)
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Entity:
Elephantini (Tribe) - elephants
..Loxodonta (Genus) - African elephant
..†Primelephas (Genus)
..Elephas (Genus) - Asiatic elephant
....Elephas (Subgenus)
....†Elephas beyeri (Species)
....†Elephas celebensis (Species)
....†Elephas ekorensis (Species)
....†Elephas kiangnanensis (Species)
....†Elephas nawataensis (Species)
....†Elephas planifrons (Species)
....†Elephas platycephalus (Species)
....†Palaeoloxodon (Subgenus)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Unavailable original name & rank
:
Linnaeus, C. 1735.
Syst. Nat.
[ed. 1]
: [10].
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 33.
Types
Type of
:
Elephantidae
(Family)
Gray, 1821
Type of
:
Elephantiformes
(Suborder)
(Tassy, 1988)
Type of
:
Elephantina
(Subtribe)
Gray, 1821
Ref:
Shoshani, (J.), 1997
: 504.
[
new
] [inferred]
Type of
:
Elephantinae
(Subfamily)
Gray, 1821
Ref:
M.P. Ferretti, 2003
: fig. 11B.
[implicit]
Type of
:
Elephantini
(Tribe)
Gray, 1821
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
[
new
] [inferred]
Type of
:
Elephantoidea
(Superfamily)
Gray, 1821
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Elephas
(Subgenus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Elephas
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Synonyms
Junior synonym
:
Elephantus
(Genus)
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire & Cuvier, 1795
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Synonymous name
:
†
Leithadamsia
(Genus)
Matsumoto, 1928
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Including
:
†
Euelephas
(Genus)
Falconer, 1857
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Euelephas
(Subgenus)
Falconer, 1857
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Hesperoloxodon
(Genus)
Osborn, 1931
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Hypselephas
(Genus)
Osborn, 1936
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Leith-Adamsia
(Genus)
Matsumoto, 1928
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Omoloxodon
(Genus)
Deraniyagala, 1955
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Palaeoloxodon
(Genus)
Matsumoto, 1924
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Palaeoloxodon
(Subgenus)
Matsumoto, 1924
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Phanagoroloxodon
(Genus)
Garutt, 1957
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Pilgrimia
(Genus)
Osborn, 1924
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Platelephas
(Genus)
Osborn, 1936
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Protelephas
(Genus)
Garutt, 1957
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Sivalikia
(Genus)
Osborn, 1924
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Stegoloxodon
(Genus)
Kretzoi, 1950
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Including
:
†
Wanoloxodon
(Genus)
Liu & Zhen, 1981
Ref:
M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
: 504.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
Asiatic elephant
:
Indian elephant
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28 Aug 2026