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Lagostomus pretrichodactyla

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Taxonomy
Viscaccia pretrichodactyla was named by Rovereto (1914).

It was recombined as Lagostomus pretrichodactyla by Marshall and Patterson (1981).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Viscaccia pretrichodactyla Rovereto
1914Viscaccia angulata Rovereto p. 74
1914Viscaccia insolita Rovereto p. 74 figs. Plate III, Fig. 5
1981Lagostomus pretrichodactyla Marshall 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)
familyChinchillidaeBennett 1833
subfamilyLagostominaeWiegmann 1832
genusLagostomusBrookes 1828
speciespretrichodactyla()

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.

†Lagostomus pretrichodactyla Rovereto 1914
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Invalid names: Viscaccia angulata Rovereto 1914 [synonym], Viscaccia insolita Rovereto 1914 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Lagostomus pretrichodactyla (87198 140925 151500 152061 152065 192135 204363 204598 206031 206260 230751)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Rioja) Lagostomus pretrichodactyla (55596)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Lagostomus pretrichodactyla (140932 152067)