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Monotypic taxon: Genus Chlamyphorus Harlan, 1825 - fairy armadillos (mammal)
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Authorship

Original name, rank & spelling:  Harlan, R. 1825. Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1 (pt. 2, 8), [c. Apr] 1825: 237 ("Chlamyphorus truncatus."). [Read: 24 Jan 1825]. ≡
Source for the authorship:  Sherborn, C.D. 1925. Index Anim. (2) 6: 1239 ("R. Harlan, ... c. Ap. 1825"). ≡

Types

Type of: Chlamyphorini (Tribe) Pocock, 1924
Type, by monotypy: Chlamyphorus truncatus Harlan, 1825

Variants

Unavailable name: Chlamydephorus (Genus) Lenz, 1831, nom. inval. Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 48.
Different spelling: Chlamydiphorus (Genus) Bonaparte, 1831 Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008].
Different spelling: Clamyphorus (Genus) McMurtrie, 1834 Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008].

Synonyms

Including: Burmeisteria (Genus) Gray, 1865 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Including: Calyptophractus (Genus) Fitzinger, 1871 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: fairy armadillos Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
: pichiciegos
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