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Agathaeromys
Taxonomy
Agathaeromys was named by Zijlstra et al. (2010). Its type is Agathaeromys donovani.
It was assigned to Oryzomyini by Zijlstra et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Oryzomyini by Zijlstra et al. (2010).
Species
A. donovani (type species), A. praeuniversitatis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Agathaeromys Zijlstra et al. |
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G. †Agathaeromys Zijlstra et al. 2010
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†Agathaeromys donovani Zijlstra et al. 2010
†Agathaeromys praeuniversitatis Zijlstra et al. 2010
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. S. Zijlstra et al. 2010 | A member of Sigmodontinae distinguished from all other members of the subfamily by the following combination of characters: mesolophs present on M1, M2, and M3; paracone on M1 and M2 connected to anterior or middle portion of protocone; flexi of M1 and M2 meet at midline; protostyle on M1 absent; median mure of M1 connected to protocone; accessory labial roots on M1 present; accessory loph posterior to M2 paracone absent; M3 posteroloph present;
mesolophids present on m1 and m2; entolophid on m1 and m2 oriented to murid; m1 anterolabial cingulum present; ectolo- phid and ectostylid on m1 absent; anterolophid on m2 and m3 absent; anterolabial cingulum on m3 absent. |