Preptotheria

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Preptotheria
European rabbit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Epitheria
Magnorder: Preptotheria
McKenna, 1975

Preptotheria is a superorder of placental mammals proposed by McKenna & Bell in their classification of mammals.[1]

Classification

The Linnean taxonomy of Preptotheria according to the scheme of McKenna & Bell (1997):[1]

Cohort Placentalia

Magnorder Xenarthra

Magnorder Epitheria

References

  1. ^ a b McKenna, Malcolm C.; Bell, Susan K. (1997). Classification of mammals above the species level. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-11013-6.