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Thaptomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Thaptomys was named by Thomas (1916). It is extant.

It was assigned to Muridae by Thomas (1916); and to Akodontini by D'Elía (2003).

Species
T. nigrita

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Thaptomys Thomas p. 339
2003Thaptomys D'Elía p. 315

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—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
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
—Oryzomyalia
tribeAkodontiniVorontzov 1959
genusThaptomys

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. Thaptomys Thomas 1916
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Thaptomys nigrita Lichtenstein 1819
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. Thomas 1916Skull strongly built; interorbital region very broad, with squared edges. Zygomatic plate scarcely projected forwards. Palatal foramina smallest in the group, narrow, scarcely reaching the level of m1 inf. Bullae small. First molar with anterior notch. Genotype T. subterraneus (Hesperomys subterraneus, Hens.)