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Meniscomyinae

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Aplodontidae

Taxonomy
Meniscomyinae was named by Rensberger (1981).

It was assigned to Aplodontidae by Wang (1987).

Subtaxa
Meniscomys (syn. Protogaulus), Niglarodon, Promeniscomys, Rudiomys
Entered
by P. Mannion on 2016-01-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Meniscomyinae Rensberger
1987Meniscomyinae Wang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
superfamilySciuroidea
familyAplodontidaeBrandt 1855
subfamilyMeniscomyinaeRensberger 1981
subfamilyMeniscomyinaeRensberger 1981

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Meniscomyinae Rensberger 1981
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G. †Meniscomys Cope 1878
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†Meniscomys editus Rensberger 1983
†Meniscomys hippodus Cope 1878
†Meniscomys uhtoffi Rensberger 1983
Invalid names: Protogaulus Riggs 1899 [synonym]
G. †Niglarodon Black 1961
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†Niglarodon blacki Rensberger 1981
†Niglarodon brachyodon Korth 2009
†Niglarodon koerneri Black 1961
†Niglarodon loneyi Rensberger 1981
†Niglarodon petersonensis Nichols 1976
†Niglarodon progressus Rensberger 1981
†Niglarodon yeariani Nichols 1976
G. †Promeniscomys Wang 1987
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G. †Rudiomys Rensberger 1983
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†Rudiomys mcgrewi Rensberger 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available