The Taxonomicon
Home
Site map | Contact
Under construction
Taxon: Family Phascolarctidae Owen, 1839 (mammal)
 Entity: 

Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia - (Order) Diprotodontia

Subsequent positions

Phalangeroidea (Superfamily) Thomas, 1888

Original entries

Questionably Koobor (Genus) Archer, 1976
Questionably Litokoala (Genus) Stirton, Tedford & Woodburne, 1967
Questionably Madakoala (Genus) Woodburne, Tedford, Archer & Pledge, 1987
Questionably Perikoala (Genus) Stirton, 1957

Subsequent entries

Lipurus (Genus) Goldfuss, 1817
Phascolarctos (Genus) Blainville, 1816

Current position

Vombatiformes (Suborder) Burnett, 1830 Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 26).

Alternative positions

Diprotodontia (Order) Owen, 1866 Ref: C.P. Groves, 1993: 45.
Marsupialia (Order) Jameson, 1818 Ref: R.M. Nowak, 1991: 63.
Phalangeroidea (Superfamily) Thomas, 1888 Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 66.
Phascolarctoidea (Superfamily) Owen, 1839 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 629.
Phascolarctomorphia (Infraorder) Ref: [Anonymous], 1989
Vombatoidea (Superfamily) Burnett, 1830

Historical positions

Vombatiformes (Suborder) Burnett, 1830 Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 26).
Vombatiformes (Suborder) Burnett, 1830 Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2011: 56.
Vombatiformes (Suborder) Burnett, 1830 Ref: C.P. Groves, 2005: 43.
Phalangeroidea (Superfamily) Thomas, 1888 Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 66.
Marsupialia (Order) Jameson, 1818 Ref: 1995
Diprotodontia (Order) Owen, 1866 Ref: C.P. Groves, 1993: 45; 4.
Marsupialia (Order) Jameson, 1818 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 22.
Marsupialia (Order) Jameson, 1818 Ref: R.M. Nowak, 1991: 63.
Phascolarctoidea (Superfamily) Owen, 1839 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 629.
Diprotodontia (Order) Owen, 1866 Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1021.

Number of Subtaxa

2024 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 1g;1s; †4g;7s
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000 1g;1s; †4g
2011 D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder: 56 1g;1s
2005 C.P. Groves [1g;1s]
1997 M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell [1g; †4g]
1993 C.P. Groves 1g;1s
1991 R.M. Nowak 1g;1s
1991 G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill [1g];1s
1982 A.F. DeBlase 1g;1s
©2004-2024 Universal Taxonomic Services
Last updated: 1 Feb 2024