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Anomaluromorphi

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Anomaluromorpha is an infraorder. It is extant.

It was corrected as Anomaluromorphi by D’Elía et al. (2019).

It was assigned to Sciurognathi by Nowak (1999); and to Supramyomorpha by D’Elía et al. (2019).

Subtaxa
Anomaluridae, Pedetidae, Zenkerellidae
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2005-08-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Anomaluromorpha Nowak
2019Anomaluromorphi D’Elía et al. p. 862

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
suborderSupramyomorpha
infraorderAnomaluromorphi
infraorderAnomaluromorphi

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.

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Fm. Anomaluridae Gill 1872 [scaly-tailed squirrel]
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Subfm. Anomalurinae Heritage et al. 2016
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G. Anomalurus Waterhouse 1843 [scaly-tailed squirrel]
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Anomalurus jacksoni de Winton 1898
Anomalurus pusillus Thomas 1887 [dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel]
G. †Argouburus Marivaux et al. 2017
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†Argouburus minutus Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Eliwourus Seiffert et al. 2024
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†Eliwourus topernawiensis Seiffert et al. 2024
Subfm. Idiurinae Miller and Gidley 1918
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G. Idiurus Matschie 1894 [flying squirrel]
G. †Nementchamys Jaegar et al. 1985
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†Nementchamys lavocati Jaegar et al. 1985
G. †Paranomalurus Lavocat 1973
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†Paranomalurus riodeoroensis Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Pondaungimys Dawson et al. 2003
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†Pondaungimys anomaluropsis Dawson et al. 2003
G. †Shazurus Sallam et al. 2010
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†Shazurus minutus Sallam et al. 2010
Fm. Pedetidae Gray 1825 [springhare]
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G. †Megapedetes MacInnes 1957
G. †Parapedetes Stromer 1926
G. Pedetes Illiger 1811 [springhaas]
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Pedetes surdaster Thomas 1902 [East African springhare]
Fm. †Zenkerellidae Matschie 1898
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G. †Oromys Marivaux et al. 2017
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†Oromys zenkerellinopsis Marivaux et al. 2017
G. †Prozenkerella Coster et al. 2015
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†Prozenkerella saharaensis Coster et al. 2015
G. Zenkerella Matschie 1898 [flightless scaly-tailed squirrel]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available