Chlamyphorinae
| Chlamyphorinae | |
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| Chlamyphorus truncatus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | Chlamyphoridae |
| Subfamily: | Chlamyphorinae Bonaparte, 1850 |
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Chlamyphorinae is a subfamily of South American armadillos in the family Chlamyphoridae. Members of this subfamily, the fairy armadillos, are largely fossorial and have reduced eyes and robust forearms with large claws for digging.[1] The subfamily is the sister group of Tolypeutinae.[1][2] Chlamyphorinae contains the following genera:[2]
- Calyptophractus, greater fairy armadillo
- Chlamyphorus, pink fairy armadillo
References
- 1 2 Moller-Krull, M.; Delsuc, F.; Churakov, G.; Marker, C.; Superina, M.; Brosius, J.; Douzery, E. J. P.; Schmitz, J. (November 2007). "Retroposed Elements and Their Flanking Regions Resolve the Evolutionary History of Xenarthran Mammals (Armadillos, Anteaters, and Sloths)". Mol. Biol. Evol 24 (11): 2573–2582. doi:10.1093/molbev/msm201. PMID 17884827.
- 1 2 Delsuc, F.; Gibb, G. C.; Kuch, M.; Billet, G.; Hautier, L.; Southon, J.; Rouillard, J.-M.; Fernicola, J. C.; Vizcaíno, S. F.; MacPhee, R. D. E.; Poinar, H. N. (2016-02-22). "The phylogenetic affinities of the extinct glyptodonts". Current Biology 26 (4): R155–R156. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.039.
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