Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Erinaceidae

Synonym: Protechinus Lavocat 1961 [replaced name]

Full reference: J. S. Zijlstra. 2012. A nomen novum for Protechinus Lavocat, 1961 (Mammalia, Erinaceidae), a junior homonym of the valid name Protechinus Noetling, 1897 (Echinoidea, Arbacioida). Zootaxa 3233:67-68

Parent taxon: Erinaceidae according to J. S. Zijlstra 2012

See also Carroll 1988 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Adapisoricinae, Brachyericinae, Cedrocherus, Changlelestinae, Dimylechinus, Entomolestes, Erinaceinae, Galericinae, Galerix, Hylomyinae, Lantanotherium, Lanthanotherium, Litocherinae, Litolestes, Luchenus, Oncocherus, Palaeoscaptor, Silvacola

Subtaxa: Protechinus salis

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Type: Mellalechinus salis

Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mellalechinus in the database

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