Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Bensonomys gidleyi
Full reference: J. A. Baskin. 1978. Bensonomys, Calomys, and the origin of the phyllotine group of Neotropical cricetines (Rodentia: Cricetidae). Journal of Mammalogy 59(1):125-135
Belongs to Calomys (Bensonomys) according to J. A. Baskin 1978
See also Martin et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Bensonomys coffeyi, Bensonomys hershkovitzi, Bensonomys lindsayi, Calomys (Bensonomys) arizonae, Calomys (Bensonomys) baskini, Calomys (Bensonomys) elachys, Calomys (Bensonomys) eliasi, Calomys (Bensonomys) meadensis, Calomys (Bensonomys) stirtoni, Calomys (Bensonomys) winklerorum, Calomys (Bensonomys) yazhi, Oryzomys pliocaenicus
Type specimen: WC no. 212, a tooth (m1). Its type locality is White Cone, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Bidahochi Formation of Arizona.
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (2: California collections)
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Arizona, California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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