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Diclidurus (ghost bat)

Osteichthyes - Chiroptera - Emballonuridae

Taxonomy
Diclidurus was named by Wied-Neuwied (1819). It is extant.

It was assigned to Diclidurinae by Thomas (1920); and to Emballonuridae by Czaplewski (1997).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Diclidurus Wied-Neuwied
1920Diclidurus Thomas p. 272
1997Diclidurus Czaplewski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyEmballonuroidea
familyEmballonuridaeDobson 1875
genusDiclidurusWied-Neuwied 1819

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Diclidurus Wied-Neuwied 1819 [ghost bat]
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Diclidurus virgo Thomas 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantg
Diet: insectivoreg
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2013-06-01 04:34:10
Modified: 2013-05-31 13:34:10
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Simmons et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Czaplewski 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Laventan or 13.80000 to 11.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.0 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia Diclidurus indet. (13749)