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Lemmiscus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Lemmiscus was named by Thomas (1912) [named as a subgenus of Lagurus by Thomas 1912; raised to genus level by Goldman 1941]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cricetidae by Goldman (1941), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Lemmiscus Thomas
1941Lemmiscus Goldman
1997Lemmiscus 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—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
genusLemmiscusThomas 1912

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. Lemmiscus Thomas 1912
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Lemmiscus curtatus Cope 1868 [sagebrush vole]
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Invalid names: Arvicola decurtata Coues 1877 [synonym], Arvicola pallidus Merriam 1888 [synonym], Arvicola pauperrima Cooper 1868 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.21 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Colorado) Lagurus curtatus (20349 20477 20559) L. curtatus (20410)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Nevada) L. sp., L. curtatus (20280)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Utah) L. curtatus (20405)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (New Mexico) L. curtatus (20504 20506 20507 20509 20512) L. sp. (20505)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Utah) L. sp. (70126)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Lagurus curtatus (93141)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Lagurus curtatus (74954)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Montana) Lagurus curtatus (162132)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Montana) L. curtatus (93182)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Lagurus curtatus (93528)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Arizona) L. curtatus (63381 63560 63561 63562)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Saskatchewan) Lagurus curtatus (20635)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Lagurus curtatus (76060)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Nevada) L. curtatus (93291)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Lagurus curtatus (93326)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Montana) Lagurus curtatus (162133)