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Equus
Linnaeus, 1758
- horses, zebras, and asses
(mammal)
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Equidae (Family) - horses, zebras, and asses
..†Acritohippus (Genus)
..†Anchitherium (Genus)
..†Archaeohippus (Genus)
..†Astrohippus (Genus)
..†Calippus (Genus)
..†Cormohipparion (Genus)
..†Dinohippus (Genus)
..†Epihippus (Genus)
..†Haplohippus (Genus)
..†Heteropliohippus (Genus)
..†Hipparion (Genus)
..‡Hippidion (Genus)
..†Hypohippus (Genus)
..†Hyracotherium (Genus)
..†Kalobatippus (Genus)
..†Megahippus (Genus)
..†Merychippus (Genus)
..†Mesohippus (Genus)
..†Miohippus (Genus)
..†Nannippus (Genus)
..†Neohipparion (Genus)
..†Onohippidium (Genus)
..†Orohippus (Genus)
..†Parahippus (Genus)
..†Parapliohippus (Genus)
..†Pliohippus (Genus)
..†Proboscidipparion (Genus)
..†Protohippus (Genus)
..†Pseudhipparion (Genus)
..†Sinohippus (Genus)
..†Stylohipparion (Genus)
..Equus (Genus) - horses, zebras, and asses
....†Equus altidens (Species)
....Equus asinus group (Species group)
....Equus caballus group (Species group)
....†Equus conversidens (Species)
....Equus grevyi group (Species group)
....Equus hemionus group (Species group)
....†Equus occidentalis (Species)
....Equus quagga group (Species group)
....†Equus sanmeniensis (Species)
....†Equus stenonis (Species)
....†Equus suessenbornensis (Species)
....Equus zebra group (Species group)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name & rank
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 73.
Subsequent spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Equidae
(Family)
Gray, 1821
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Equus
(Subgenus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Different spelling
:
Eqvus
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
†
Allozebra
(Genus)
Trumler, 1961
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
†
Amerhippus
(Genus)
Hoffstetter, 1950
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Asinus
(Subgenus)
Gray, 1824
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Dolichohippus
(Genus)
Heller, 1912
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Grevya
(Genus)
Hilzheimer, 1912
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Haringtonhippus
(Genus)
Heintzman
et al.
, 2017
Ref:
PBDB
: 12 May 2018.
Synonymous name
:
Hemionus
(Genus)
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
: 123.
Synonymous name
:
Hippotigris
(Genus)
Smith, 1841
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
: 123.
Synonymous name
:
Kolpohippus
(Genus)
van Hoepen, 1930
Ref:
PBDB
: 26 Jul 2015.
Synonymous name
:
Kraterohippus
(Genus)
van Hoepen, 1930
Ref:
PBDB
: 26 Jul 2015.
Synonymous name
:
Ludolphozecora
(Genus)
Griffini, 1913
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Megacephalon
(Genus)
Hilzheimer, 1912
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Neohippus
(Genus)
Abel, 1913
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Onager
Plinius, nom. inval.
Ref:
PBDB
: 29 Nov 2017.
Synonymous name
:
Sterrohippus
(Genus)
van Hoepen, 1930
Ref:
PBDB
: 26 Jul 2015.
Synonymous name
:
Tomolabis
(Genus)
Cope, 1892
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
paarden
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
horses, zebras, and asses
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