Afrosoricida

Translingual

Etymology

Afrosorex (“obsolete genus”) +‎ -ida

Proper noun

Afrosoricida

1. A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – the tenrecs, golden moles etc.

Usage notes

• Confusingly, the obsolete genus Afrosorex, now Crocidura, is placed in order Soricomorpha.

Hyponyms

• (order): Chrysochloridae, Tenrecidae - families

References

• Afrosoricida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Afrosoricida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Afrosoricida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI