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Dicrostonychini

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Dicrostonychini was named by Kretzoi (1955). It is extant.

It was assigned to Arvicolinae by Galewski et al. (2006).

Subtaxa
Dicrostonyx

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Dicrostonychini Kretzoi
2006Dicrostonychini Galewski et al.

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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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeDicrostonychiniKretzoi 1955
tribeDicrostonychiniKretzoi 1955

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. Dicrostonychini Kretzoi 1955
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G. Dicrostonyx Gloger 1841 [lemming]
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Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Traill 1823 [northern collared lemming]
Dicrostonyx hudsonius Pallas 1778 [Ungava collared lemming]
Dicrostonyx rubricatus Richardson 1839 [Bering collard lemming]
Dicrostonyx torquatus Pallas 1778 [Arctic 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.21 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Belgium Dicrostonyx sp. (34127)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Poland Dicrostonyx simplicior (33874)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Greenland Dicrostonyx torquatus (227055)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Alaska) Dicrostonyx torquatus (20325 20393)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21Canada (Yukon) Dicrostonyx sp. (20432 20434 20437 20438 20439)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Limousin region) Dicrostonyx torquatus (36428 36439)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Czechia Dicrostonyx simplicior (36216)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Russian Federation (Respublika Saha (Jakutija)) Dicrostonyx torquatus (48581)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Canada (Yukon) Dicrostonyx sp. (74336)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Dicrostonyx sp. (36013 36015)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Michigan) Dicrostonyx sp. (70130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation (Respublika Saha (Jakutija)) Dicrostonyx torquatus (48587)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Nunavut) Dicrostonyx torquatus (73699)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Dicrostonyx henseli (163070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Yukon) Dicrostonyx torquatus (20626)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) Dicrostonyx torquatus (197461)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Dicrostonyx hudsonius (93332 123868)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Nebraska) Dicrostonyx torquatus (93179)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Dicrostonyx torquatus (93528)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Dicrostonyx sp. (93277)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (229484 229489) Dicrostonyx sp. (228756) Dicrostonyx torquatus (73705 228898)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Dicrostonyx sp. (228444 228921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Dicrostonyx hudsonius (228861)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Yukon) Dicrostonyx sp. (228443)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Dicrostonyx groenlandica (227758) Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (226353 227816 227826 227875) Dicrostonyx sp. (227829)