Perissodactyla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Perissodactyla
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Perissodactyla

‎Classis: Mammalia
Mirordo: Euungulata
Ordo: Perissodactyla
Subordines: Ceratomorpha – Hippomorpha

Conspectus familiarum

Equidae – Rhinocerotidae – Tapiridae – †Amynodontidae – †Anchilophidae – †Brontotheriidae – †Chalicotheriidae – †Deperetellidae – †Eggysodontidae – †Eomoropidae – †Forstercooperiidae – †Helaletidae – †Hyracodontidae – †Isectolophidae – †Lophialetidae – †Lophiodontidae – †Palaeotheriidae – †Paraceratheriidae

Name

Perissodactyla Owen, 1848: 131

Etymology: "Περισσοδάκτυλος, 'qui digitos habet impares numero'" [those which have odd-numbered digits] [Owen, 1848: 131]

References

Primary references

Owen, R. 1848. Description of Teeth and portions of Jaws of two extinct Anthracotherioid Quadrupeds (Hyopotamus vectianus and Hyop. bovinus) discovered by the Marchioness of Hastings in the Eocene Deposits on the N.W. coast of the Isle of Wight: with an attempt to develope Cuvier's idea of the Classification of Pachyderms by the Number of their Toes. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 4(1): 103–141. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Wood, H.E. 1937. Perissodactyl suborders. Journal of Mammalogy 18(1): 106. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/18.1.106 JSTOR Reference page.
Grubb, P. 2005. Order Perissodactyla. Pp. 629–636 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Няпарнакапытныя
български: Нечифтокопитни
Deutsch: Unpaarhufer
English: Odd-toed hoofed mammals
Esperanto: Neparhufuloj
español: Perisodáctilos
فارسی: تک‌سم‌سانان
suomi: Kavioeläimet
Nordfriisk: Ünpaartuanet klooksdiarten
magyar: Páratlanujjú patások
հայերեն: Միասմբակավորներ
日本語: ウマ目 (奇蹄目)
ქართული: კენტჩლიქოსნები
한국어: 말목, 기제목(奇蹄目)
Nederlands: Onevenhoevigen
norsk: Upartåede hovdyr
polski: Nieparzystokopytne
português: Perissodátilos
svenska: Uddatåiga hovdjur
Türkçe: Tek toynaklılar
українська: Непарнокопитні (непарнопалі)
中文: 奇蹄目

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