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Liomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Heteromyidae

Taxonomy
Liomys was named by Merriam (1892). It is extant.

It was assigned to Heteromyinae by Wood (1935); and to Heteromyidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
L. centralis (syn. Prodipodomys rexroadensis), L. irroratus, L. salvini
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Liomys Merriam
1935Liomys Wood p. 198
1980Liomys Kurten and Anderson p. 234
1997Liomys McKenna and Bell

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyHeteromyidaeGray 1868
subfamilyHeteromyinaeGray 1868
genusLiomysMerriam 1892

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. Liomys Merriam 1892
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†Liomys centralis Hibbard 1941
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Invalid names: Prodipodomys rexroadensis Hibbard 1954 [synonym]
Liomys irroratus Gray 1868 [Mexican spiny pocket mouse]
Liomys salvini Thomas 1893 [Salvin's spiny pocket mouse]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:09:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Blancan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 4.70000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.4 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) Prodipodomys centralis (20023 20030 20060)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Colorado) Prodipodomys centralis (19744)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) L. centralis (19936) Prodipodomys rexroadensis (19940)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Nuevo Leon) L. irroratus (71345)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Puebla) L. irroratus (71308)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Tamaulipas) L. irroratus (71264)