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Taxonomy
Geomys was named by Rafinesque (1817). It is extant. It is the type genus of Geomyidae.
It was assigned to Pseudotomina by Gray (1825); and to Geomyidae by Rafinesque (1817), Hay (1902), Kurten and Anderson (1980), McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Pseudotomina by Gray (1825); and to Geomyidae by Rafinesque (1817), Hay (1902), Kurten and Anderson (1980), McKenna and Bell (1997).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1817 | Geomys Rafinesque |
| 1825 | Geomys Gray p. 342 |
| 1902 | Geomys Hay p. 730 |
| 1944 | Parageomys Hibbard |
| 1980 | Geomys Kurten and Anderson p. 227 |
| 1997 | Geomys McKenna and Bell |
| 1997 | Parageomys McKenna and Bell |
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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. Geomys Rafinesque 1817
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†Geomys adamsi Hibbard 1967
†Geomys bisulcatus Marsh 1871
Geomys bursarius Shaw 1800 [plains pocket gopher]
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Invalid names: Geomys parvidens Gidley 1922 [synonym]
†Geomys carranzai Lindsay and Jacobs 1985
†Geomys jacobi Hibbard 1967
Geomys lutescens Merriam 1890
Geomys pinetis Rafinesque 1817 [southeastern pocket gopher]
†Geomys quinni McGrew 1944
†Geomys tobinensis Hibbard 1944
Invalid names: Parageomys Hibbard 1944 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available