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Octodontidae
Taxonomy
Octodontidae was named by Waterhouse (1839). It is extant. Its type is Octodon.
It was assigned to Simplicidentata by Flower (1883) and Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Rodentia by Nowak (1991); and to Octodontoidea by Wood (1958), Carroll (1988), Nowak (1999) and Huchon and Douzery (2001).
It was assigned to Simplicidentata by Flower (1883) and Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Rodentia by Nowak (1991); and to Octodontoidea by Wood (1958), Carroll (1988), Nowak (1999) and Huchon and Douzery (2001).
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1839 | Octodontidae Waterhouse |
| 1883 | Octodontidae Flower p. 185 |
| 1891 | Octodontidae Flower and Lydekker p. 91 |
| 1958 | Octodontidae Wood p. 172 |
| 1988 | Octodontidae Carroll |
| 1991 | Octodontidae Nowak |
| 1999 | Octodontidae Nowak |
| 2001 | Octodontidae Huchon and Douzery p. 246 |
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