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Lemmini

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Lemnina was named by Gray (1825). It is extant.

It was corrected as Lemmini by Galewski et al. (2006).

It was assigned to Aspalacidae by Gray (1825); and to Arvicolinae by Galewski et al. (2006).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Lemnina Gray p. 342
2006Lemmini Galewski et al.

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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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeLemmini()
tribeLemmini()

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.

Tr. Lemmini Gray 1825
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G. Lemmus Link 1795
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Lemmus lemmus Linnaeus 1758 [Norway lemming]
Lemmus sibiricus Ognev 1947 [Siberian brown lemming]
Lemmus trimucronatus Richardson 1825 [brown lemming]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 15 to the top of the Holocene or 4.16000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.55 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) Lemmus sp. (35076)
MN 154.16 - 3.55Germany (Hessen) Lemmini indet. (68712)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Lemmus lemmus (35370) Lemmus sp. (35358)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Barany) Lemmus sp. (35457)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Romania Lemmus lemmus (32198 34008)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Netherlands Lemmus sp. (189574)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Lemmus sp. (35428 35431)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Lemmus sp. (35905)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Canada (Yukon) Lemmus sp. (74472)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Hungary Lemmus lemmus (39797)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129United Kingdom (England) Lemmus sp. (49997)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) Lemmus lemmus (50242)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Poland Lemmus sp. (33874)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Belgium Lemmus lemmus (34127)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Wales) Lemmus lemmus (34940)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21Canada (Yukon) Lemmus sibiricus (20434 20437 20438 20439 20483)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Alaska) Lemmus sibiricus (20277 20325)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Czechia Lemmus lemmus (36219) Lemmus sp. (36216 36217 36218)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Limousin region) Lemmus lemmus (36428 36437 36439)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Romania Lemmus lemmus (34010)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Lemmus lemmus (49999) Lemmus sp. (50196)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Canada (Yukon) Lemmus sp. (74336)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Russian Federation (Respublika Saha (Jakutija)) Lemmus obensis (48581)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Bayern) Lemmus sp. (50260)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Michigan) Lemmus sp. (70130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Norway (Sunnmore) Lemmus lemmus (125317)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Norway Lemmus sp. (227461)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Lemmus sibiricus (93528)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Yukon) Lemmus sibiricus (20626)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation (Respublika Saha (Jakutija)) Lemmus obensis (48587)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Lemmus sp. (228921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Lemmus sp. (227728)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Lemmus sibiricus (228898) Lemmus sp. (73706)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Yukon) Lemmus sp. (228443)