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Cricetinus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Cricetinus was named by Zdansky (1928).

It was assigned to Cricetinae by Zdansky (1928); and to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Cricetinus Zdansky
1997Cricetinus McKenna and Bell

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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
subfamilyCricetinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusCricetinusZdansky 1928

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. †Cricetinus Zdansky 1928
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Zdansky 1928Mittelgross. Oberkiefermolaren im Allgemeinen denen von Cricetus ähnlich, doch mittler Raute des M1 in der Mehrzahl der Fälle vorne offen. M3 wahrscheinlich mit einer Schmelzgrube zwischen den beiden Rauten. Vorderknospe des m1 undeutlich geteilt. Verbindung von Längsgrat und Metaconid gut ausgebildet, zuweilen schon an m1 entwickelt.