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Orthogeomys grandis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Geomys grandis was named by Thomas (1893). It is extant.

It was recombined as Orthogeomys grandis by Merriam (1895) and Hall (1981).

Synonyms
  • Geomys scalops was named by Thomas (1894). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Orthogeomys scalops by Merriam (1895); it was synonymized subjectively with Orthogeomys grandis by Nelson and Goldman (1930) and Hall (1981).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Geomys grandis Thomas
1894Geomys scalops Thomas
1895Orthogeomys grandis Merriam
1895Orthogeomys scalops Merriam
1981Orthogeomys grandis Hall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
genusOrthogeomysMerriam 1895
speciesgrandis(Thomas 1893)

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.

Orthogeomys grandis Thomas 1893
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Invalid names: Geomys scalops Thomas 1894 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available