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Cratogeomys merriami (Merriam's pocket gopher)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy

Geomys merriami was named by Thomas (1893). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pappogeomys merriami by Russell (1968), Hall (1981); it was recombined as Cratogeomys merriami by Merriam (1895), Nelson and Goldman (1934), DeWalt et al. (1993), Monterrubio et al. (2000).

Synonyms

Cratogeomys estor was named by Merriam (1895).

It was synonymized subjectively with Cratogeomys perotensis by Nelson and Goldman (1934); it was synonymized subjectively with Pappogeomys merriami by Russell (1968), Hall (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Cratogeomys merriami by DeWalt et al. (1993), Monterrubio et al. (2000).
Cratogeomys fulvescens was named by Merriam (1895).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pappogeomys merriami by Russell (1968), Hall (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Cratogeomys merriami by DeWalt et al. (1993), Monterrubio et al. (2000).
Cratogeomys perotensis was named by Merriam (1895).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pappogeomys merriami by Russell (1968), Hall (1981); it was synonymized subjectively with Cratogeomys merriami by DeWalt et al. (1993), Monterrubio et al. (2000).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1893	Geomys merriami Thomas
1895	Cratogeomys estor Merriam
1895	Cratogeomys fulvescens Merriam
1895	Cratogeomys merriami Merriam
1895	Cratogeomys perotensis Merriam
1934	Cratogeomys merriami Nelson and Goldman
1968	Pappogeomys merriami Russell
1981	Pappogeomys merriami Hall
1993	Cratogeomys merriami DeWalt and et al.
2000	Cratogeomys merriami Monterrubio et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Euarchontoglires	Murphy et al. 2001
—	Gliriformes	Wyss and Meng 1996
—	Glires	()
—	Simplicidentata	()
order	Rodentia	Bowdich 1821
infraorder	Castorimorpha
superfamily	Geomyoidea	Bonaparte 1845
family	Geomyidae	Bonaparte 1845
genus	Cratogeomys	Merriam 1895
species	merriami	(Thomas 1893)

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.

Cratogeomys merriami Thomas 1893 [Merriam's pocket gopher]

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Invalid names: Cratogeomys estor Merriam 1895 [synonym], Cratogeomys fulvescens Merriam 1895 [synonym], Cratogeomys perotensis Merriam 1895 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialsubc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

fossorialf

Diet:

browserf

Reproduction:

viviparoussubc

Created:

2005-06-08 10:11:09

Modified:

2005-08-26 13:06:30

Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.0117	Mexico (Mexico)	Pappogeomys merriami (71318)