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Apocricetus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Apocricetus was named by Freudenthal et al. (1998). It is not extant. Its type is Cricetus angustidens.

It was assigned to Cricetinae by Freudenthal et al. (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Apocricetus Freudenthal et al. p. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
genusApocricetus

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. †Apocricetus Freudenthal et al. 1998
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Apocricetus alberti Freudenthal et al. 1998
Apocricetus angustidens Depéret 1890
Apocricetus barrierei Mein and Michaux 1970
Apocricetus plinii Freudenthal et al. 1991
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Freudenthal et al. 1998Medium to large-sized Cricetinae, practically without mesolophids in m1 and m2 with long third molars; in the younger forms the anterior protolophules and posterior metalophules in the upper molars are reduced or absent.