Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia - (Order) Proboscidea - (Family) Elephantidae

First representative

†Elephas nawataensis Tassy, 2003

Ref: J.A. van Essen, 2011: 25.

Original position

Bruta (Order) Linnaeus, 1758

Subsequent positions

Elephantina (Subtribe) Gray, 1821

Ref: Shoshani, (J.), 1997: 504.

Original entries

Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758

Subsequent entries

†Archidiskodon (Subgenus) Pohlig, 1888		Ref: Pohlig, 1888. Nova Acta Acad. Leop. Carol., 53: 138, 252.
Elephas (Subgenus) Linnaeus, 1758
†Euelephas (Subgenus) Falconer, 1857		Ref: Falconer, 1857. Quart. J. geol. Soc. London, 13: 318[315?].
Stegodon (Subgenus) Falconer, 1857		Ref: Falconer, 1857. Quart. J. geol. Soc. London, 13: 318[314?].

Current position

Elephantini (Tribe) Gray, 1821

Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 504. [implicit]

Alternative positions

Bruta (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: [von] Linné, C., 1766: 48.
Elephantidae (Family) Gray, 1821	Ref: J. Shoshani, 2005: 90.
Elephantina (Subtribe) Gray, 1821	Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 504. [new position]
Elephantinae (Subfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: N.E. Todd, 2010: 76.

Historical positions

Elephantinae (Subfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: J.A. van Essen, 2011: viii, 24, 30, 124.
Elephantinae (Subfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: N.E. Todd, 2010: 76, table 1.
Elephantidae (Family) Gray, 1821	Ref: J. Shoshani, 2005: 90.
Elephantinae (Subfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: M.P. Ferretti, 2003: fig. 11B.
Elephantinae (Subfamily) Gray, 1821	Ref: N. Poulakakis et al., 2002: 364, 365.
Elephantidae (Family) Gray, 1821	Ref: M.G. Thomas et al., 2000: 2493.
Elephantina (Subtribe) Gray, 1821	Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 504. [new position]
Elephantidae (Family) Gray, 1821	Ref: D.E. Wilson, 1993: 367.
Elephantidae (Family) Gray, 1821	Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 123.
Chordata (Phylum) Bateson, 1885	Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1982: 239. [rough position]
Elephantidae (Family) Gray, 1821	Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1055.
Elephantidae (Family) Gray, 1821	Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979
Elephantidae (Family) Gray, 1821	Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975
Proboscidea (Order) Owen, 1859	Ref: E.R. Lankester, 1877: 454. [rough position]
Bruta (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: C. a Linné, 1766: 26, 48.
Bruta (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: C. Linnaeus, 1758: 18, 33. [new position]

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	1s;3ss; †21s;2ss
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	[1s;3ss; †21s;2ss]
2011	J.A. van Essen: viii	[1s]
2010	N.E. Todd: table 1	[1s;3ss; †19s]
2010	N.E. Todd: table 1	[1s;3ss; †19s]
2005	J. Shoshani	[1s;3ss]
2005	J. Shoshani	[1s;3ss]
1993	D.E. Wilson	[1s]
1991	G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill	[1s]
1982	A.F. DeBlase	1s
1758	C. Linnaeus	[1s]