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Pitymys aratai

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Pitymys aratai was named by Martin (1974). Its type locality is Coleman IIA, which is in an Irvingtonian sinkhole claystone/sandstone in Florida.

It was recombined as Microtus aratai by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was synonymized subjectively with Pitymys mcnowni by Webb and Wilkins (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Pitymys aratai Martin
1980Microtus aratai Kurten and Anderson p. 263
1983Pitymys aratai Repenning

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeArvicoliniGiebel 1855
genusPitymysSchrank 1798
speciesaratai

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.

Pitymys aratai Martin 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:44:05
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:44:05
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available