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Taxonomy
Spermophilus elegans was named by Kennicott (1863). It is extant.
It was synonymized subjectively with Spermophilus richardsonii by Bailey (1893) and Hall (1981); it was recombined as Citellus elegans by Howell (1928), Hibbard (1937) and Davis (1939); it was recombined as Urocitellus elegans by Helgen et al. (2009).
It was synonymized subjectively with Spermophilus richardsonii by Bailey (1893) and Hall (1981); it was recombined as Citellus elegans by Howell (1928), Hibbard (1937) and Davis (1939); it was recombined as Urocitellus elegans by Helgen et al. (2009).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1863 | Spermophilus elegans Kennicott |
1928 | Citellus elegans Howell |
1937 | Citellus elegans Hibbard p. 233 |
1939 | Citellus elegans Davis |
1967 | Citellus kimballensis Kent |
1982 | Spermophilus elegans Fagerstone |
1985 | Spermophilus elegans Michener and Koeppel |
1992 | Spermophilus elegans Dalquest and Schultz |
1993 | Spermophilus elegans Wilson and Reeder |
2009 | Urocitellus elegans Helgen et al. |
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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.
Urocitellus elegans Kennicott 1863 [Wyoming ground squirrel]
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Invalid names: Citellus kimballensis Kent 1967 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991 |
Age range: Irvingtonian or 1.80000 to 0.30000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Irvingtonian | USA (Texas) | Spermophilus elegans (20163 20451) | |
Irvingtonian | USA (Nebraska) | Spermophilus kimballensis (20380) | |
Irvingtonian | USA (Colorado) | Spermophilus elegans (20410 20477) Spermophilus sp. (20559) |