Concise hierarchy

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

Subsequent positions

Atelidae (Family) Gray, 1825

Original entries

Questionably †Cebupithecia (Genus) Stirton & Savage, 1951
Questionably Chiropotes (Genus) Lesson, 1840
Questionably †Soriacebus (Genus) Fleagle, Powers, Conroy & Watters, 1987

Subsequent entries

Cacajao (Genus) Lesson, 1840
†Lagonimico (Genus) Kay, 1994
†Mohanamico (Genus) Luchterhand, Kay & Madden, 1986		Ref: K. Luchterhand et al., 1986: 1754.
Pithecia (Genus) Desmarest, 1804

Current position

Pitheciidae (Family) Mivart, 1865

Ref: J.G. Fleagle, 2013: App. 1 (p. 416).

Alternative positions

Atelidae (Family) Gray, 1825	Ref: A.L. Rosenberger & W.C. Hartwig, 2001: 2.
Cebidae (Family) Bonaparte, 1831	Ref: C.P. Groves, 1993: 260.

Historical positions

Pitheciidae (Family) Mivart, 1865	Ref: J.G. Fleagle, 2013: App. 1 (p. 416).
Pitheciidae (Family) Mivart, 1865	Ref: C.P. Groves, 2005: 146.
Atelidae (Family) Gray, 1825	Ref: A.L. Rosenberger & W.C. Hartwig, 2001: 2.
Atelidae (Family) Gray, 1825	Ref: E. Delson et al., 2000: xxv.
Atelidae (Family) Gray, 1825	Ref: J.G. Fleagle, 1998: 580.
Atelidae (Family) Gray, 1825	Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 354.
Cebidae (Family) Bonaparte, 1831	Ref: C.P. Groves, 1993: 260.
Cebidae (Family) Bonaparte, 1831	Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1033.
Cebidae (Family) Bonaparte, 1831	Ref: W. Fiedler et al., 1973: 620.

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	3g;13s;8ss; †7g;5s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	3g;13s;8ss; †7g
2013	J.G. Fleagle: App. 1 (p. 416)	[3g; †3g]
2005	C.P. Groves	[3g;12s;8ss]
2001	A.L. Rosenberger & W.C. Hartwig	[5g;28s; †9g]
2000	E. Delson et al.: xxvi	[5g; †9g]
1998	J.G. Fleagle: 580	[3g; †6g]
1997	M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell	[3g; †3g]
1993	C.P. Groves	[3g;9s]
1982	A.F. DeBlase	3g;[9s]