Mammalia - Rodentia - Myocastoridae
Alternative spelling: Myocastorinae
Parent taxon: Octodontoidea according to D. Huchon and E. J. P. Douzery 2001
See also Ameghino 1902, McKenna and Bell 1997, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Patterson and Pascual 1968 and Pereira et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Abrocomidae, Acarechimys, Acaremyidae, Adelphomys, Capromyidae, Caviocricetus, Changquin, Chasichimys, Ctenomyidae, Deseadomys, Draconomys, Dudumus, Echimyidae, Eodelphomys, Eoespina, Eosachacui, Eosallamys, Ethelomys, Kannabateomys, Lapazomys, Leucokephalos, Llitun, Loretomys, Marisela, Mayomys, Migraveramus, Neophanomys, Octodontidae, Paulacoutomys, Plesiacarechimys, Proechimys, Prospaniomys, Protacaremys, Protadelphomys, Sallamys, Selvamys, Spaniomys, Stichomys, Vallehermosomys, Xylechimys
Subtaxa: Matyoscor Paramyocastor Strophostephanos
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