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Taxon: Magnorder Xenarthra Cope, 1889 - xenarthrans (mammal)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  (E.D. Cope, 1889) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
Original name:  Cope, 1889:657.
Subsequent rank (orig. spell.):  McKenna, M.C. & Bell, S.K. 1997. Classif. Mamm.: 82 ("Cope, 1889:657, new rank").

Variants

Basionym: Xenarthra (Suborder) Cope, 1889 Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 82 (note 1). [new]
Earlier rank: Xenarthra (Order) Cope, 1889 Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 82. [inferred]
Clade-based name: Xenarthra (Clade) Cope 1889 [Shockey 2020] Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 82. [inferred]
Current rank: Xenarthra (Superorder) Cope, 1889 Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 26). [inferred]
Former rank: Xenarthra (Order) Cope, 1889 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443. [inferred]
Former rank: Xenarthra (Suborder) Cope, 1889 Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443. [inferred]

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: xenarthrans
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