Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Ammospermophilus junturensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Sciuridae

Taxonomy
Citellus junturensis was named by Shotwell and Russell (1963).

It was recombined as Spermophilus junturensis by Shotwell (1970); it was recombined as Ammospermophilus junturensis by Black (1963), Korth (1997), Korth (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. harrisii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Ammospermophilus junturensis Black
1963Citellus junturensis Shotwell and Russell
1963Citellus junturensis Shotwell and D Russell
1970Spermophilus junturensis Shotwell
1997Ammospermophilus junturensis Korth
1998Ammospermophilus junturensis Korth

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
superfamilySciuroidea
familySciuridae
tribeMarmotini
genusAmmospermophilusMerriam 1892
speciesjunturensis(Shotwell and Russell 1963)

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.

†Ammospermophilus junturensis Shotwell and Russell 1963
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialg
Diet: granivoref
Diet 2: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:35:16
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:35:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Ammospermophilus junturensis (18324 188779)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Citellus junturensis (18818 18821 18823) Spermophilus junturensis (18831)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Ammospermophilus junturensis (18327)