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Ramys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Ramys was named by Garcia Moreno and Lopez Martinez (1986). Its type is Ramys multicrestatus.

It was assigned to Myomiminae by Daams (1989), Daams and de Bruijn (1995).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Ramys Garcia Moreno and Lopez Martinez
1989Ramys Daams
1995Ramys Daams and de Bruijn p. 12

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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
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
subfamilyMyomiminaeDaams 1981
genusRamysGarcia Moreno and Lopez Martinez 1986

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. †Ramys Garcia Moreno and Lopez Martinez 1986
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Ramys jaegeri Aguilar 1974
Ramys multicrestatus de Bruijn 1966
Ramys perezi Alvarez Sierra 1986
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Daams and H. de Bruijn 1995Gliridae with brachyodont rectangular molars; somewhat irregular design of the ridges: centrolophs and extra ridges generally narrower than the main ridges; complex dental pattern, with frequcntly 3 or more extra ridges. The endoloph(id) may be present, and the labial ends of the ridges are curved anteriorly in the lower molars.
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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available