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Ctenomyidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Ctenomyidae Lesson
1958Ctenomyidae Wood p. 172
1988Ctenomyidae Carroll
1991Ctenomyidae Nowak
1999Ctenomyidae Nowak
2000Ctenomyinae Fernández et al. p. 87
2001Ctenomyidae Huchon and Douzery p. 246
2015Ctenomyidae Arnal and Vucetich
2015Ctenomyidae Upham and Patterson

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyCtenomyidaeLesson 1842
familyCtenomyidaeLesson 1842

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.

Fm. Ctenomyidae Lesson 1842
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G. †Actenomys Burmeister 1888
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†Actenomys priscus Owen 1840
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Invalid names: Ctenomys priscus Owen 1840 [replaced]
Invalid names: Dicoelophorus Ameghino 1888 [nomen oblitum]
G. †Chasicomys Pascual 1967
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†Chasicomys octodontiforme Pascual 1967
G. †Ctemys
G. Ctenomys de Blainville 1826
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†Ctenomys avitus De Santi et al. 2024
†Ctenomys bonariensis Gervais and Ameghino 1888
†Ctenomys brachyrhinus Ameghino 1902
†Ctenomys chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
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Invalid names: Ctenomys chapadmalensis Ameghino 1908 [objective synonym]
†Ctenomys connoveri Osgood 1946
†Ctenomys cotocaensis Azurduy 2005
†Ctenomys formosus Moreno 1888
†Ctenomys kraglievichi Rusconi 1930
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Invalid names: Ctenomys praderii Mones and Castiglioni 1979 [objective synonym]
Ctenomys magellanicus Bennett 1836 [Magellanic tuco-tuco]
†Ctenomys rusconii De Santi et al. 2021
†Ctenomys subassentiens Ameghino 1902
†Ctenomys subquadratus Ameghino 1902
†Ctenomys thomasi Lucero et al. 2008
†Ctenomys uquiensis Verzi et al. 2010
†Ctenomys viarapaensis De Santi et al. 2020
Invalid names: Paractenomys Ameghino 1908 [synonym]
G. †Eucelophorus Ameghino 1908
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†Eucelophorus chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
†Eucelophorus zaratei Reig and Quintana 1992
G. †Megactenomys Rusconi 1930
G. †Praectenomys Villarroel 1975
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†Praectenomys rhombidens Quintana 1994
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Invalid names: Praectenomys vagus Villaroel 1975 [synonym]
G. †Willidewu Vucetich and Verzi 1991
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†Willidewu esteparius Vucetich and Verzi 1991
G. †Xenodontomys Kraglievich 1927
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†Xenodontomys ellipticus Kraglievich 1927
†Xenodontomys elongatus Verzi et al. 2003
†Xenodontomys simpsoni Kraglievich 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: life habit and diet based on Nowak 1999f
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:38:32
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Colhuehuapian to the top of the Holocene or 21.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 17.5 Ma

Collections (109 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Rio Negro) Willidewu esteparius (206620)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Willidewu estaparius (176270) Willidewu esteparius (145897 206621)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Río Negro) Willidewu esteparius (89093)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Chasicomys octodontiforme (140913)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Ctenomyidae indet. (152061)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Chasicomys sp. (198546 198547)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Xenodontomys ellipticus (61292 61300 198689 198691 198862)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Xenodontomys elongatus (141939) Xenodontomys simpsoni (140932 152067)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Actenomys sp. (68333 191764 191765 191766 191767 191768 191769 191770) Xenodontomys ellipticus (191773)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Xenodontomys ellipticus (191775 191776)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Actenomys latidens (145757) Actenomys priscus (61302 152062 152064 152081 152084 152085 152086 152087 152088 198685 198686 198687 198688) Actenomys priscus, Eucelophorus cabrerai (198863) Ctenomys priscus (13503) Eucelophorus cabrerai (140627)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Mendoza) Ctenomyidae indet. (189520)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Cordoba) Actenomys sp., Eucelophorus chapalmalensis, Xenodontomys ellipticus (211574)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Bolivia (La Paz) Praectenomys rhombidens, Praectenomys vagus (70641) Praectenomys sp. (142380)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Eucelophorus chapadmalalensis (206622)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Jujuy) Ctenomys uquiensis, Ctenomys chapadmalensis (141894)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (San Luis) Actenomys sp., Eucelophorus chapalmalensis (152073)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Actenomys sp. (191760 191761 191772) Ctenomys chapalmalensis (123525) Ctenomys chapalmalensis, Eucelophorus chapalmalensis (123527) Eucelophorus zaratei (206723) Megactenomys delacroixi, Ctenomys intermedius (213136) Paractenomys chapadmalensis, Eucoelophorus sp. (199160) Xenodontomys sp. (191771)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Jujuy) Ctenomyinae indet., Ctenomys chapadmalensis (141896) Ctenomys sp. (198682)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia Ctenomys subassentiens (142016)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Argentina (Buenos Aires) Ctenomys kraglievichi, Ctenomys rusconii, Ctenomys avitus (225537) Ctenomys rusconii (225534)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) Ctenomys subassentiens, Ctenomys subquadratus, Ctenomys brachyrhinus (70673)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Ctenomys sp. (199170) Ctenomys thomasi (207681)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Bolivia (Tarija) Ctenomys subassentiens (143054)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Actenomys sp. (202096) Ctenomys lujanensis, Ctenomys magellanicus (71303) Ctenomys sp. (37999 140805 140807)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Cordoba) Ctenomys sp. (197918)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay Ctenomys praderii (212684)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) Ctenomys sp. (203955)
Lujanian (glacial)0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Ctenomys sp. (140934)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina Ctenomys kraglievichi, Ctenomys avitus (236717)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Ctenomys kraglievichi (63335)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Santa Cruz) Ctenomys cotocaensis (142417)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Ctenomyidae indet. (70704)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Sonora) Ctenomys sp. (213027)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Mendoza) Ctenomys sp. (71311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay (Colonia) Ctenomys praderii (139915)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Catamarca) Ctenomys sp. (216692)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Ctenomyidae indet. (211646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile Ctenomys magellanicus (71342)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Cruz) Ctenomys sp. (71336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Ctenomys talarum (71316 73845)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) Ctenomys sp. (141182)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Tucuman) Ctenomys sp. (216696)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Ctenomys sp. (71348)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Córdoba) Ctenomys viarapaensis (212308)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Ctenomys sp. (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Ctenomys sp. (63338 63339 145810) Ctenomys talarum (61308 198867)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Mendoza) Ctenomys sp. (212466 212467)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) Ctenomys sp. (212470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Ctenomys sp. (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Ctenomys sp. (187627)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Ctenomys sp. (68025 211630)