Ornithorhynchidae

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Monotremata

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Prototheria Ordo: Monotremata

Familia: Ornithorhynchidae
Genera (1 + 1†): Ornithorhynchus – †Monotrematum – †Obdurodon

Name

Ornithorhynchidae Gray, 1825

Type genus: Ornithorhynchus Blumenbach, 1800.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1825. An Outline of an Attempt at the Disposition of Mammalia into Tribes and Families, with a List of the Genera apparently appertaining to each Tribe. Annals of Philosophy (ns) 10: 337–344. BHL Reference page. : 343

Additional references

• Flannery, T.F., Rich, T.H., Vickers-Rich, P., Ziegler, T., Veatch, E.G. & Helgen, K.M. 2022. A review of monotreme (Monotremata) evolution. Alcheringa 46(1): 3–20. DOI: 10.1080/03115518.2022.2025900 . Reference page. 
• Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing: Clayton. 529 pp. ISBN 978-1-486-30012-9. Reference page. 
• Rowe, T.; Rich, T.H.; Vickers-Rich, P.; Springer, M.; Woodburne, M.O. 2008. The oldest platypus and its bearing on divergence timing of the platypus and echidna clades. PNAS 105 (4): 1238–1242. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706385105 [Note: includes Steropodon and Teinolophos within Ornithorhynchidae]

Links

• Ornithorhynchidae in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Ornithorhynchidae – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Schnabeltier
Ελληνικά: Ορνιθορρυγχίδες
español: Ornitorrincos
eesti: Nokkloomlased
日本語: カモノハシ科
македонски: Клунари
polski: Dziobakowate
русский: Утконосы
українська: Качкодзьобові

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