Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Back to Prototheria   Taxonomic history of the genus Zaglossus Gill, 1877

    Zaglossus Gill, 1877
        Proechidna Gervais, 1877
        Acanthoglossus Gervais, 1877
        Bruynia Dubois, 1882
        Bruijia Thomas, 1883
        Prozaglossus Kerbert, 1913
        †Megalibgwilia Griffiths, Wells & Barrie, 1991

    †Z. owenii
        †Megalibgwilia owenii

    †Z. ramsayi Owen, 1884
        †Megalibgwilia ramsayi (Owen, 1884)

    †Z. robusta Dun, 1895
        †Zaglossus robustus
        †Megalibgwilia robusta (Dun, 1895)

    †Z. hacketti (Glauert, 1914)

    †Z. harrisoni Scott & Lord, 1922

    †Z. attenboroughi Flannery & Groves, 1998

    Z. bruijni (Peters & Doria, 1876) ("pitkänokkasiili")
        Tachyglossus bruijni Peters & Doria, 1876
        Bruynia tridactyla du Bois, 1882
        Proechidna villosissima du Bois, 1884
        Proechidna nigro-aculeata Rothschild, 1892
        Proechidna nigroaculeata (Rothschild, 1892)
        Proechidna nigroaculeatus (Rothschild, 1892)
        Zaglossus bartoni Thomas, 1907 [may be a valid species]
        Acanthoglossus bartoni (Thomas, 1907)
        Acanthoglossus goodfellowi Thomas, 1907
        Zaglossus bubuensis Laurie, 1952

Reference(s):

Burkitt, J. H., 1995: Mammals: A world listing of living and extinct species.
–iNet: [file no longer available, looking for new link]

McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level.
–Columbia University Press, New York, 1997, xii-631