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Taxon: Family Caenolestidae Trouessart, 1898 - "shrew" opossums (mammal)
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Authorship

Original name:  Trouessart, 1898:1205.
Original rank: 
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Types

Nominotypical taxon of: Caenolestoidea (Superfamily) Trouessart, 1898
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Caenolestinae (Subfamily) Trouessart, 1898

Variants

Former rank: Caenolestinae (Subfamily) Trouessart, 1898 Ref: Abello et al., 2021: fig. 1. [inferred]

Synonyms

To be given precedence over: †Abderitidae (Family) Ameghino, 1889 Ref: Opinion 1241: Ruling (4)(a). [new]
To be given precedence over: †Decastidae (Family) Ameghino, 1893 Ref: Opinion 1241: Ruling (4)(a). [new]
To be given precedence over: †Garzoniidae (Family) Ameghino, 1891 Ref: Opinion 1241: Ruling (4)(a). [new]
Synonymous name: Epanorthidae (Family) Ameghino, 1889 Ref: PBDB: 22 Jan 2015.
Including: †Garzoniidae (Family) Ameghino, 1891 Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 73.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: ratopossums
: opossummuizen

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: "shrew" opossums
: shrew-opossums Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
: rat-opossums Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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