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Nievella

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Nievella was named by Daams (1976). Its type is Nievella mayri.

It was assigned to Myomiminae by Daams and de Bruijn (1995); and to Gliridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
N. mayri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Nievella Daams
1995Nievella Daams and de Bruijn p. 11
1997Nievella McKenna and Bell

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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
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
subfamilyMyomiminaeDaams 1981
genusNievellaDaams 1976

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.

G. †Nievella Daams 1976
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Nievella mayri Daams 1976
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Daams and H. de Bruijn 1995Large glirids with high and wide ridges and an oblique V-shaped trigone in the upper molars.
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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 2 to the top of the MN 3 or 22.40000 to 16.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 222.4 - 20.0Spain (Zaragoza) N. mayri (35750)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) N. sp. (46283)