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Leporidae (rabbit)
Taxonomy
Leporidae was named by Fischer de Waldheim (1817). It is extant.
It was assigned to Rosores by Gray (1821); to Glires by Gray (1825) and Bonaparte (1850); to Duplicidentata by Flower (1883); to Duplicidentata by Cope (1889); to Duplicidentata by Flower and Lydekker (1891); and to Lagomorpha by Dawson (1958), Carroll (1988), Shoshani et al. (1989) and Nowak (1991).
It was assigned to Rosores by Gray (1821); to Glires by Gray (1825) and Bonaparte (1850); to Duplicidentata by Flower (1883); to Duplicidentata by Cope (1889); to Duplicidentata by Flower and Lydekker (1891); and to Lagomorpha by Dawson (1958), Carroll (1988), Shoshani et al. (1989) and Nowak (1991).
Subtaxa
Agispelagus, Aluralagus, Archaeolaginae, Austrolagomys, Aztlanolagus, Caviina, Chadrolagus, Dasyporcina, Gobiolagus, Hydrocharina, Lagomina, Lagotherium, Lepoides, Leporina, Leporinae, Nekrolagus (syn. Pediolagus), Ordolagus, Palaeolaginae, Paranotolagus, Pewelagus, Pliopentalagus, Pronotolagus, Tachylagus, Trischizolagus, Veterilepus
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1817 | Leporidae Fischer de Waldheim |
| 1821 | Leporidae Gray p. 302 |
| 1825 | Leporidae Gray p. 341 |
| 1850 | Leporidae Bonaparte p. 1 |
| 1883 | Leporidae Flower p. 185 |
| 1889 | Leporidae Cope p. 876 |
| 1891 | Leporidae Flower and Lydekker p. 91 |
| 1958 | Leporidae Dawson p. 9 |
| 1988 | Leporidae Carroll |
| 1989 | Leporidae Shoshani et al. p. 436 |
| 1991 | Leporidae Nowak |
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