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Alephis

Osteichthyes - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Alephis was named by Gromolard (1980). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bovidae by Gromolard (1980).

Entered
by G. Slater on 2023-06-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Alephis Gromolard

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderRuminantiaScopoli 1777
—Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
genusAlephis

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. †Alephis Gromolard 1980
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†Alephis lyrix Gromolard 1980
†Alephis tigneresi Michaux et al. 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:01:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ruscinian or 5.09000 to 3.55000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Spain (Guadix) A. sp. (186699)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Siena) A. lyrix (45497)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6France (Occitania) A. sp. (277751)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Italy (Tuscany) A. lyrix (49335)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Greece (Grevena) A. sp. (185859)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Spain A. tigneresi (193557 193558)