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Hippopotamidae Gray, 1821

104892  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104892)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Artiodactyla (Order)
  10. Hippopotamidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Archaeopotamus Boisserie, 2005 †
  2. Genus Chororatherium Boisserie, Suwa, Asfaw, Lihoreau, Bernor, Katoh & Beyene, 2017 †
  3. Genus Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley, 1838
  4. Genus Hippopotamus Linnaeus, 1758
  5. Genus Kulutherium Pickford, 2007 †
  6. Genus Morotochoerus Pickford, 1998 †
  7. Genus Saotherium Boisserie, 2005 †
  8. Genus Trilobophorus Geze, 1985 †
  9. Genus Chaeropsis Gervais, 1867-69 † accepted as Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley, 1838
  10. Genus Choerodes Leidy, 1852 † accepted as Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley, 1838
  11. Genus Choeropotamus Beddard, 1895 † accepted as Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley, 1838
  12. Genus Choeropsis Leidy, 1853 accepted as Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley, 1838
  13. Genus Diproctodon Gray, 1869 accepted as Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley, 1838
  14. Genus Diprotodon Duvernoy, 1849 accepted as Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley, 1838
  15. Genus Ditomeodon Gervais, 1869 † accepted as Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley, 1838
  16. Genus Hippopothamus Boddaert, 1784 accepted as Hippopotamus Linnaeus, 1758
  17. Genus Hippotamus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Hippopotamus Linnaeus, 1758
  18. Genus Hyppopotamus Eaton, 1826 accepted as Hippopotamus Linnaeus, 1758
  19. Genus Palaeopotamus Pickford, 2007 † accepted as Kenyapotamus Pickford, 1983 †
  20. Genus Phanourios Boekschoten & Sondaar, 1972 † accepted as Hippopotamus Linnaeus, 1758
  21. Genus Tetraproctodon Gray, 1869 accepted as Hippopotamus Linnaeus, 1758
  22. Genus Tetraprotodon Falconer & Cautley, 1836 accepted as Hippopotamus Linnaeus, 1758
  23. Genus Hyopotamus Kaup, 1844 (uncertain, unassessed)
  24. Genus Kenyapotamus Pickford, 1983 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  25. Genus Potamotherium Gloger, 1841 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark  = Hippopotamyidae in SN2000  
Taxonomic remark  = Hippopotamyidae in SN2000 [details]
IRMNG (2022). Hippopotamidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104892 on 2024-04-19
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.  [details]   

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp.  [details]   

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp.  [details]   

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Eutheria (Infraclass) > Artiodactyla (Order) > Suiformes (Suborder) > Hippopotamidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Miocene (Middle Miocene)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Taxonomic remark  = Hippopotamyidae in SN2000 [details]
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