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Eumys elegans

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy

Eumys elegans was named by Leidy (1856) [genotype].

Synonyms

Coloradoeumys galbreathi was named by Martin (1980) [genotype].

It was synonymized subjectively with Eumys elegans by Korth (2011).
Cricetodon nebraskensis was named by Wood (1937). Its type locality is North of Zerbst Ranch (Upper), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eumys elegans by Setoguchi (1978), Martin (1980) and Storer (1995).
Eumys obliquidens was named by Wood (1937).

It was synonymized subjectively with Eumys elegans by Martin (1980) and Storer (1994).
Eumys pristinus was named by Russell (1972).

It was synonymized subjectively with Eumys elegans by Storer (1996).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1856	Eumys elegans Leidy p. 90
1857	Eumys elegans Leidy p. 89
1902	Eumys elegans Hay p. 726
1937	Cricetodon nebraskensis Wood
1937	Eumys obliquidens Wood
1972	Eumys pristinus Russell
1978	Eumys obliquidens Setoguchi
1980	Coloradoeumys galbreathi Martin
2020	Eumys elegans Lofgren et al.
2022	Eumys elegans Korth et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes

Rank	Name	Author
class	Mammalia
—	Theriamorpha	(Rowe 1993)
—	Theriiformes	()
—	Trechnotheria
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Euarchontoglires	Murphy et al. 2001
—	Gliriformes	Wyss and Meng 1996
—	Glires	()
—	Simplicidentata	()
order	Rodentia	Bowdich 1821
infraorder	Myodonta	Schaub 1958
superfamily	Muroidea	Illiger 1811
—	Eumuroida
family	Cricetidae	Fischer von Waldheim 1817
genus	Eumys
species	elegans

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.

†Eumys elegans Leidy 1856

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Invalid names: Coloradoeumys galbreathi Martin 1980 [synonym], Cricetodon nebraskensis Wood 1937 [synonym], Eumys obliquidens Wood 1937 [synonym], Eumys pristinus Russell 1972 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available