Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Synonyms: Cseria, Ophiomys Hibbard and Zakrzewski 1967
Parent taxon: Arvicolidae according to A. A. Krukover and V. P. Chekha 1999
See also Albright 1999, Alroy 2002, Chaline et al. 1999, Hibbard and Zakrzewski 1967, Korth 1994, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Martin et al. 2002, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Mou 1997
Sister taxa: Allophaiomys, Arvicolini, Atopomys, Dicrostonychini, Dinaromys, Lasiopodomys, Lemmini, Myodini, Ondatrinae, Ondatrini, Orcemys, Phenacomyini, Praesynaptomys, Prolagurus, Prometheomyini, Synaptomyini
Subtaxa: Mimomys (Cosomys) Mimomys (Ogmodontomys) Mimomys dakotaensis Mimomys davakosi Mimomys occitanus Mimomys panacaensis Mimomys pliocaenicus Mimomys virginianus Ophiomys fricki Ophiomys magilli Ophiomys mcknighti Ophiomys parvus Ophiomys taylori
Type: Arvicola pliocaenicus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Yukon collection), China (1), Croatia (1), Czechia (6), France (7), Georgia (2), Germany (8), Greece (17), Hungary (18), Italy (14), the Netherlands (2), Poland (2), Portugal (1), Romania (16), the Russian Federation (3), Spain (12), Türkiye (4), Ukraine (4), the United Kingdom (9), United States (13: California, Colorado, Nevada, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia)
• MN 16 of Austria (1), France (1), Italy (2), Poland (2)
• Villafranchian of China (14), Greece (6), Hungary (8), Italy (2), Slovakia (2), Spain (9)
• Blancan of United States (74: Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1), Hungary (4), Italy (3), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (2)
• Pliocene of Armenia (5), Austria (1), China (4), France (4), Germany (4), Greece (10), Hungary (1), Kazakhstan (4), Romania (14), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (20), Türkiye (6), Ukraine (1), United States (9: Idaho)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Indiana)
• Miocene to Pleistocene of Spain (1)
Total: 360 collections including 496 occurrences
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