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Lophicylindrodon

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cylindrodontidae

Species
L. expiratus (type species)
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2026-05-12; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-05-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Lophicylindrodon Korth and Tabrum p. 324

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
familyCylindrodontidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusLophicylindrodon

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.

G. †Lophicylindrodon Korth and Tabrum 2017
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Lophicylindrodon expiratus Korth and Tabrum 2017
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. W. Korth and A. R. Tabrum 2017Cylindrodontid with mesodont cheek teeth; lophs (=ids) on cheek teeth very high and thin producing deep basins between them; protoloph and metaloph com- plete to protocone on upper molars; no hypocone on upper molars; metalophulid II short spur on lower molars with short accessory lophulid extending posterobuccally from metaconid, leaving trigonid basin broadly open posteriorly (forming two enamel basins rather than three); lower mo- lars wider than long even when unworn.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available