Taxonomy Profile: Simiiformes (Haeckel 1866)

Simiiformes: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Infraorder
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Simiiformes: 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 : Eutheria
Order : Primates
primates |
homem |
macaco |
primata |
sagui |
primates |
Suborder : Haplorrhini
Infraorder : Simiiformes
Simiiformes Direct Children(s):
Cebidae
(Bonaparte 1831)
Callitrichidae
(Gray 1821)
Pitheciidae
(Mivart 1865)
Hominoidea
(Gray 1825)
Cercopithecoidea
(Gray 1821)
Aotidae
(Elliot 1913)
Atelidae
(Gray 1825)
Simiiformes: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Groves, Colin P.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2001-01-01 / 2001-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Primate Taxonomy
Page(s):
viii+350
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-872-X/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Simiiformes
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 1
Page(s):
xxxv + 743
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Simiiformes
Simiiformes: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Simiiformes: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Usually called Anthropoidea; for the potential confusion surrounding this name, and why it is best avoided, see Hoffstetter (1982). McKenna and Bell (1997) divided living members into two superfamilies, Callitrichoidea and Cercopithecoidea (including what are usually separated as Hominoidea), corresponding to parvorders Platyrrhini and Catarrhini recognized herein (where Platyrrhini includes New World taxa in families Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae; and Catarrhini includes Old ...