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Leithia

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Leithia was named by Lydekker (1896). It is not extant. Its type is Leithia melitensis.

It was assigned to Gliridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
L. cartei, L. melitensis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. carteri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Leithia Lydekker
1997Leithia McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
genusLeithiaLydekker 1896

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Leithia Lydekker 1896
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†Leithia cartei Admas 1863
†Leithia melitensis Adams 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available