Concise hierarchy

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

Subsequent positions

Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821

Original entries

Questionably Lemurinae (Subfamily) Gray, 1821
Questionably Lepilemurinae (Subfamily) Gray, 1870

Current position

Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821

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

Alternative positions

Lemuriformes (Infraorder) Gregory, 1915	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 446.
Lemuroidae (Superfamily) orth. inval.	Ref: J.G. Fleagle, 2013: App. 1 (p. 415). [misplaced]
Primates (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: C.P. Groves, 1993: 244.
Strepsirhini (Suborder)	Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1031.

Historical positions

Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 26).
Lemuriformes (Infraorder) Gregory, 1915	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 446.
Lemuroidae (Superfamily) orth. inval.	Ref: J.G. Fleagle, 2013: App. 1 (p. 415).
Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2011: 57.
Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: K.D. Rose, 2006: table 10.2.
Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: C.P. Groves, 2005: 114.
Lemuriformes (Infraorder) Gregory, 1915	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 403.
Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: E. Delson et al., 2000: xxiv.
Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: J.G. Fleagle, 1998: 578.
Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 332.
Primates (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: C.P. Groves, 1993: 244; 5.
Primates (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 92.
Primates (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: R.M. Nowak, 1991
Lemuroidea (Superfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 632.
Strepsirhini (Suborder)	Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1031.
Lemuriformes (Infraorder) Gregory, 1915	Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979
Lemuriformes (Infraorder) Gregory, 1915	Ref: W. Fiedler et al., 1973: 618.
Prosimii (Suborder) Illiger, 1811	Ref: G.G. Simpson, 1945

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	5g;19s;7ss; ‡1g
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	[5g;19s;7ss; ‡1g]
2013	J.G. Fleagle: App. 1 (p. 415)	[5g; ‡1g]
2011	D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder: 57	5g;20s
2005	C.P. Groves	[5g;19s;7ss]
2005	C.P. Groves	[5g;19s;7ss]
2000	E. Delson et al.: xxiv	[4g; ‡1g]
1998	J.G. Fleagle: 578	[4g; ‡1g]
1997	M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell	[5g; ‡1g]
1993	C.P. Groves	4g;10s
1991	G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill	[5g];~11s
1982	A.F. DeBlase	2sf;[5g;15s]
1979	T.I. Storer et al.	5g