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Primus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Primus was named by de Bruijn et al. (1981). It is not extant. Its type is Primus microps.

It was assigned to Cricetidae by Lindsay et al. (2005).

Species
P. cheemai, P. microps (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Primus de Bruijn et al.
2005Primus Lindsay et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusPrimusde Bruijn et al. 1981

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. †Primus de Bruijn et al. 1981
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Primus cheemai Lindsay and Flynn 2016
Primus microps de Bruijn et al. 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available