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Eligmodontia typus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Eligmodontia typus was named by Cuvier (1837). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Eligmodontia typus Cuvier

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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()
orderRodentia
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
tribePhyllotini
genusEligmodontiaCuvier 1837
speciestypusCuvier 1837

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.

Eligmodontia typus Cuvier 1837
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lujanian to the top of the Holocene or 0.40000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lujanian (glacial)0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Eligmodontia typus (140934)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) Eligmodontia typus (212470)