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Thomomys umbrinus (southern pocket gopher)

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Geomys umbrinus was named by Richardson (1829). It is extant.

It was recombined as Thomomys umbrinus by Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. leucodon, T. taloides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Geomys umbrinus Richardson
1980Thomomys umbrinus Kurten and Anderson p. 225

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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
genusThomomysWied-Neuwied 1839
speciesumbrinus(Richardson 1829)

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.

Thomomys umbrinus Richardson 1829 [southern pocket gopher]
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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 11:11:47
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:58:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Stein 2000, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.40000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21Mexico (Aguascalientes) Thomomys umbrinus (20283)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Thomomys umbrinus (93326)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Mexico (Chihuahua) Thomomys umbrinus (71263)