Synonym: Syllophodus Cope 1881
Parent taxon: Muridae according to J. Leidy 1873
See also Hay 1902, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Wilson 1938
Sister taxa: Abditomys, Afrocricetodontinae, Allorattus, Anthracomys, Apodemus, Apomys, Arvicanthis, Bullimus, Castillomys, Castorina, Castromys, Centralomys, Chiropodomys, Colomys, Dasymys, Deomyinae, Echymina, Extrarius, Gerbillinae, Gerbua, Grammomys, Hapalomys, Huaxiamys, Huerzelerimys, Hydromina, Hyomys, Karnimata, Kritimys, Lemniscomys, Limnomys, Mastacomys, Micromys, Mikrotia, Murina, Murinae, Myocricetodontinae, Myotomys, Nesokia, Occitanomys, Orientalomys, Papagomys, Paraethomys, Parapelomys, Parapodemus, Parotomys, Pelomys, Praomys, Proceromys, Progonomys, Rhabdomys, Rhagamys, Rhagapodemus, Rhagomys, Saccostomus, Saidomys, Spalacinae, Steatomys, Stephanomys, Tachyoryctoidinae, Tarsomys, Thallomys, Thamnomys, Valerimys, Zelotomys
Subtaxa: Mysops fraternus Mysops minimus Mysops parvus Mysops wilsoni
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of China (1 collection)
• Eocene of United States (4: Wyoming)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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