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Megascapheus laticeps (Northern California pocket gopher)
Taxonomy
Thomomys laticeps was named by Baird (1855). It is extant.
It was recombined as Megascapheus laticeps by Álvarez-Castañeda and Segura-Trujillo (2025).
It was recombined as Megascapheus laticeps by Álvarez-Castañeda and Segura-Trujillo (2025).
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2026-06-30; modified by J. Marcot on 2026-06-30
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1855 | Thomomys laticeps Baird p. 335 |
| 2025 | Megascapheus laticeps Álvarez-Castañeda and Segura-Trujillo p. 59 |
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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.
Megascapheus laticeps Baird 1855 [Northern California pocket gopher]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available