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Ctenomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae

Synonyms
  • Paractenomys was named by Ameghino (1908).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Ctenomys by Verzi and Lezcano (1996).

    It was assigned to Ctenomyidae by Ameghino (1908).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Ctenomys de Blainville p. 62
1902Ctenomys Ameghino
1908Paractenomys Ameghino
1914Ctenomys Rovereto p. 197
1997Ctenomys McKenna and Bell
2000Ctenomys Fernández et al. p. 87

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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()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyCtenomyidaeLesson 1842
genusCtenomysde Blainville 1826

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. Ctenomys de Blainville 1826
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†Ctenomys avitus De Santi et al. 2024
†Ctenomys bonariensis Gervais and Ameghino 1888
†Ctenomys brachyrhinus Ameghino 1902
†Ctenomys chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
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Invalid names: Ctenomys chapadmalensis Ameghino 1908 [objective synonym]
†Ctenomys connoveri Osgood 1946
†Ctenomys cotocaensis Azurduy 2005
†Ctenomys formosus Moreno 1888
†Ctenomys kraglievichi Rusconi 1930
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Invalid names: Ctenomys praderii Mones and Castiglioni 1979 [objective synonym]
Ctenomys magellanicus Bennett 1836 [Magellanic tuco-tuco]
†Ctenomys rusconii De Santi et al. 2021
†Ctenomys subassentiens Ameghino 1902
†Ctenomys subquadratus Ameghino 1902
†Ctenomys thomasi Lucero et al. 2008
†Ctenomys uquiensis Verzi et al. 2010
†Ctenomys viarapaensis De Santi et al. 2020
Invalid names: Paractenomys Ameghino 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: see also Stein 2000g
Created: 2012-05-15 10:06:23
Modified: 2012-05-14 20:06:53
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Fernández et al. 2000, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.0 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Jujuy) C. uquiensis, C. chapadmalensis (141894)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. chapalmalensis (123525 123527) C. intermedius (213136) Paractenomys chapadmalensis (199160)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Jujuy) C. chapadmalensis (141896) C. sp. (198682)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia C. subassentiens (142016)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. kraglievichi, C. rusconii, C. avitus (225537) C. rusconii (225534)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia (Tarija ) C. subassentiens, C. subquadratus, C. brachyrhinus (70673)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Bolivia (Tarija) C. subassentiens (143054)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. sp. (199170) C. thomasi (207681)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina C. kraglievichi, C. avitus (236717)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Santa Cruz) C. cotocaensis (142417)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. kraglievichi (63335)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Cordoba) C. sp. (197918)
Lujanian (glacial)0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. sp. (140934)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Ríos) C. sp. (203955)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. lujanensis, C. magellanicus (71303) C. sp. (37999 140805 140807)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Uruguay C. praderii (212684)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Sonora) C. sp. (213027)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile C. magellanicus (71342)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. talarum (71316 73845)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay (Colonia) C. praderii (139915)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) C. sp. (141182)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Catamarca) C. sp. (216692)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Cruz) C. sp. (71336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Mendoza) C. sp. (71311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Tucuman) C. sp. (216696)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. sp. (71348)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) C. sp. (212470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) C. sp. (68025 211630)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Córdoba) C. viarapaensis (212308)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Santiago del Estero) C. sp. (187627)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia C. sp. (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. sp. (63338 63339 145810) C. talarum (61308 198867)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Mendoza) C. sp. (212466 212467)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) C. sp. (70705)