Taxonomy Profile: Metatheria (Huxley 1880)

Metatheria: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Infraclass
Synonym(s):
Marsupialia
Illiger 1811
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Metatheria: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Metatheria
Metatheria Direct Children(s):
Didelphimorphia
(Gill 1872)
Paucituberculata
(Ameghino 1894)
Microbiotheria
(Ameghino 1889)
Dasyuromorphia
(Gill 1872)
Peramelemorphia
(Ameghino 1889)
Notoryctemorphia
(Kirsch in Hunsaker 1977)
Diprotodontia
(Owen 1866)
Metatheria: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Metatheria
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Metatheria
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Simpson, George Gaylord
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1945-05-10 / 1945-05-10
Article/Chapter Title:
The principles of classification and a classification of mammals
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, vol. 85
Page(s):
xvi + 350
Publisher:
American Museum of Natural History
Publication Place:
New York, NY, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Metatheria
Metatheria: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Metatheria: Comments