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Calomyscus delicatus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Calomyscidae

Taxonomy
Calomyscus delicatus was named by Aguilar et al. (1984) [Type specimen is an upper M1 (dimensions 1.46 x 0.90mm), held in the collections of the Universty of Montpellier.]. Its type specimen is SAL 109.. Its type locality is Salobreña, which is in the Miocene of horizon Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Calomyscus delicatus Aguilar et al.

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCalomyscidae
genusCalomyscusThomas 1905
speciesdelicatus

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.

Calomyscus delicatus Aguilar et al. 1984
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J.-P. Aguilar et al. 1984Calomyscus de tres petite taille, plus petit que Calomyscus minor De Bruijn et al. 1970.
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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Spain (Granada) Calomyscus delicatus (type locality: 26752)