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Argyromys aralensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Argyromys aralensis was named by Argyropulo (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Akespe, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial shale/claystone in the Aral Formation of Kazakhstan. It is the type species of Argyromys.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Argyromys aralensis Argyropulo
1939Protalactaga borissiaki Argyropulo
1939Schaubeumys woodi Argyropulo
2009Argyromys aralensis Bendukidze et al. p. 353
2017Argyromys aralensis López-Guerrero 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
genusArgyromysSchaub 1958
speciesaralensisArgyropulo 1939

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.

Argyromys aralensis Argyropulo 1939
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Invalid names: Protalactaga borissiaki Argyropulo 1939 [synonym], Schaubeumys woodi Argyropulo 1939 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available