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Thryonomyoidea

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Thryonomyoidea was named by Pocock (1922) [authorship based on principle of coordination; apparently first used at this rank by Wood 1955]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Phiomorpha by Carroll (1988) and Huchon and Douzery (2001); and to Ctenohystrica by Coster et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Thryonomyoidea Pocock
1988Thryonomyoidea Carroll
2001Thryonomyoidea Huchon and Douzery p. 242
2010Thryonomyoidea Coster et al. p. 702

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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
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyThryonomyoideaPocock 1922
superfamilyThryonomyoideaPocock 1922

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.

Superfm. Thryonomyoidea Pocock 1922
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Fm. †Diamantomyidae Schaub 1958
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G. †Pomonomys Stromer 1922
Invalid names: Metaphiomyinae Lavocat 1973 [empty]
G. †Diamantomys Stromer 1922
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†Diamantomys timius Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
G. †Kahawamys Stevens et al. 2009
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†Kahawamys mbeyaensis Stevens et al. 2009
Fm. †Kenyamyidae Lavocat 1973
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G. †Kenyamys Lavocat 1973
G. †Lavocatomys Holroyd and Stevens 2009
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†Lavocatomys aequatorialis Holroyd and Stevens 2009
G. †Metaphiomys Osborn 1908
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†Metaphiomys beadnelli Osborn 1908
†Metaphiomys schaubi Wood 1968
†Metaphiomys zallahensis Coster et al. 2015
G. †Monamys Sallam and Seiffert 2019
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†Monamys simonsi Wood 1968
Fm. †Myophiomyidae Lavocat 1973
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G. †Elmerimys Lavocat 1973
G. †Myophiomys Lavocat 1973
Subfm. †Phiocricetomyinae Lavocat 1973
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G. †Phiocricetomys Wood 1968
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†Phiocricetomys atavus Coster et al. 2012
G. †Silicamys Pickford et al. 2008
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†Silicamys cingulatus Pickford et al. 2008
G. †Talahphiomys Jaeger et al. 2010
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†Talahphiomys lavocati Wood 1968
†Talahphiomys libycus Jaeger et al. 2010
Fm. Petromuridae Wood 1955
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G. †Apodecter Hopwood 1929
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†Apodecter stromeri Hopwood 1929
G. Petromus Smith 1831
G. †Tufamys Pickford 2018
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†Tufamys woodi Pickford 2018
G. †Phiomyoides Stromer 1926
G. †Prepomonomys Pickford et al. 2008
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†Prepomonomys bogenfelsi Pickford et al. 2008
G. †Simonimys Lavocat 1973
Fm. Thryonomyidae Pocock 1922 [cane rat]
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G. †Epiphiomys Lavocat 1973
G. †Kochalia de Bruijn 1986
G. †Neophiomys Coster et al. 2012
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†Neophiomys dawsonae Coster et al. 2015
†Neophiomys minutus Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Neosciuromys Stromer 1922
G. †Paraphiomys Andrews 1914
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†Paraphiomys knolli López-Antoñazas and Sen 2005
†Paraphiomys orangeus Mein and Pickford 2003
†Paraphiomys pigotti Andrews 1914
G. †Paraulacodus Hinton 1933
G. †Protohummus Kraatz et al. 2013
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†Protohummus dango Kraatz et al. 2013
G. †Sacaresia Hugueney and Adrover 1991
G. Thryonomys Fitzinger 1867
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Thryonomys gregorianus Thomas 1894 [Lesser cane rat]
Thryonomys swinderianus Temminck 1827 [greater cane rat]
Invalid names: Aulacodus Temminck 1827 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available