Manoidea ("spirits") is a superfamily of pangolins from suborder Eupholidota that includes extant family Manidae, extinct family Patriomanidae and extinct genus Necromanis.

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Manoidea (Gaudin, 2009) Family: Manidae (Gray, 1821) Family: †Patriomanidae (Szalay & Schrenk, 1998) Incertae sedis Genus: †Necromanis (Filhol, 1894)

Phylogeny

Phylogenetic position of superfamily Manoidea within order Pholidota based on Kondrashov & Agadjanian (2012.) study:

Eulipotyphla Erinaceus Carnivora Nandinia Pholidotamorpha †Palaeanodonta Pholidota †Euromanis †Afredentata Eupholidota †Eomanoidea Manoidea †Patriomanidae ? †Necromanis Manidae
Eulipotyphla Erinaceus
EulipotyphlaErinaceus
Carnivora Nandinia Pholidotamorpha †Palaeanodonta Pholidota †Euromanis †Afredentata Eupholidota †Eomanoidea Manoidea †Patriomanidae ? †Necromanis Manidae
CarnivoraNandinia
Pholidotamorpha†Palaeanodonta Pholidota †Euromanis †Afredentata Eupholidota †Eomanoidea Manoidea †Patriomanidae ? †Necromanis Manidae
†Palaeanodonta
Pholidota†Euromanis †Afredentata Eupholidota †Eomanoidea Manoidea †Patriomanidae ? †Necromanis Manidae
†Euromanis
†Afredentata Eupholidota †Eomanoidea Manoidea †Patriomanidae ? †Necromanis Manidae
†Afredentata
Eupholidota†Eomanoidea Manoidea †Patriomanidae ? †Necromanis Manidae
†Eomanoidea
Manoidea†Patriomanidae ? †Necromanis Manidae
†Patriomanidae
?†Necromanis
Manidae

See also