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Platacanthomys

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Platacanthomys was named by Blyth (1859). It is extant.

It was assigned to Platacanthomyinae by Steppan et al. (2004).

Species
P. lasiurus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Platacanthomys Blyth
2004Platacanthomys Steppan et al. p. 535

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
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
subfamilyPlatacanthomyinae(Alston 1876)
genusPlatacanthomysBlyth 1859

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. Platacanthomys Blyth 1859
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Platacanthomys lasiurus Blyth 1859 [malabar spiny dormouse]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available