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Orthogeomys grandis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Geomyidae

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

It was recombined as Orthogeomys grandis by Merriam (1895), Hall (1981).

Synonyms
  • Geomys scalops was named by Thomas (1894). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Orthogeomys scalops by Merriam (1895); it was synonymized subjectively with Orthogeomys grandis by Nelson and Goldman (1930), Hall (1981).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Geomys grandis Thomas
1894Geomys scalops Thomas
1895Orthogeomys grandis Merriam
1895Orthogeomys scalops Merriam
1981Orthogeomys grandis Hall

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
genusOrthogeomysMerriam 1895
speciesgrandis(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.

Orthogeomys grandis Thomas 1893
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Invalid names: Geomys scalops Thomas 1894 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialg
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 11:11:56
Modified: 2012-05-14 20:11:56
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Stein 2000
Collections
No collection or age range data are available