Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative spelling: Calomys (Bensonomys)
Full reference: C. L. Gazin. 1942. The Late Cenozoic vertebrate faunas from the San Pedro Valley, Ariz. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 92:475-518
Parent taxon: Cricetidae according to E. H. Lindsay and N. Czaplewski 2011
See also Baskin 1978, Baskin 1986, Carranza-CastaƱeda and Walton 1992, Dalquest 1980, Gazin 1942, Kelly 2007, Korth 1994, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Martin et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Abelmoschomys, Aktaumys, Allocricetus, Allospalax, Alticola, Anatolomys, Andinomys, Antecalomys, Aralocricetodon, Aratomys, Argyromys, Arvicolinae, Baiomys, Baranomys, Basirepomys, Blancomys, Chardinomys, Chinchillula, Cimarronomys, Copemys, Cricetinae, Cricetodontinae, Cricetopinae, Democricetodontinae, Desmodillus, Dolomys, Ellobius, Eocricetodon, Eoeumys, Eolagurus, Eucricetodontinae, Eumyarioninae, Eumys, Galushamys, Ganocricetodon, Geringia, Germanomys, Gnomomys, Goniodontomys, Guildayomys, Hesperomyini, Hibbardomys, Hodomys, Ischymomys, Isthmomys, Jacobsomys, Kanisamys, Kislangia, Lagurodon, Lagurus, Lartetomys, Laugaritiomys, Leakeymys, Leidymys, Lemmiscus, Leukaristomys, Loupomys, Melissiodontinae, Microcricetus, Microtinae, Microtocricetus, Microtodon, Microtoscoptes, Mictomys, Mirrabella, Myocricetodon, Nannocricetus, Nelsonia, Neofiber, Neotoma, Neotominae, Neotomini, Ochrotomys, Ogmodontomys, Onychomys, Paciculus, Palasiomys, Pappocricetodontinae, Paracricetodontinae, Paracricetulus, Paramicrotoscoptes, Paratarsomys, Paronychomys, Peromyscus, Plesiocricetodon, Plioctomys, Pliolemmus, Pliomys, Pliotomodon, Poamys, Podomys, Postcopemys, Primoprismus, Primus, Promimomys, Propliomys, Prosomys, Prospalax, Protatera, Prototomys, Pseudocricetodontinae, Pseudocricetops, Pseudomyscus, Pterospalax, Punomys, Raricricetodontinae, Reithrodontomys, Repomys, Rhinocricetus, Rhizospalax, Scottimus, Sigmodontinae, Sigmodontini, Sinocricetus, Stachomys, Synaptomys, Trilophomys, Tylomyinae, Ungaromys, Vallaris, Willeumys, Wilsoneumys, Yatkolamys, Zhungaromys, Zramys, Zygodontomys, Notocricetodon
Subtaxa: Bensonomys coffeyi Bensonomys hershkovitzi Bensonomys lindsayi Calomys (Bensonomys) arizonae Calomys (Bensonomys) baskini Calomys (Bensonomys) elachys Calomys (Bensonomys) eliasi Calomys (Bensonomys) gidleyi Calomys (Bensonomys) meadensis Calomys (Bensonomys) stirtoni Calomys (Bensonomys) winklerorum Calomys (Bensonomys) yazhi Oryzomys pliocaenicus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Arizona, California collections)
• Blancan of Mexico (1), United States (29: Arizona, California, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (3), United States (12: Arizona, California, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Texas)
Total: 47 collections including 53 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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