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Taxonomy
Castromys littoralis was named by Martin Suarez and Freudenthal (1994) [This is the type species for the genus Castromys.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is RGM 413092, a tooth (M1 sin.). Its type locality is Crevillente 17, which is in a MN 12 terrestrial horizon in Spain.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1994 | Castromys littoralis Martin Suarez and Freudenthal p. 12 |
| 1994 | Castromys littoralis Suarez and Freudenthal p. 12 figs. Pl. 1 figs. 1-14; Pl. 2 figs. 1-12 |
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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.
†Castromys littoralis Martin Suarez and Freudenthal 1994
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| E. Martin Suarez and M. Freudenthal 1994 | Castromys of small size. M1 and M2 with t6 and t9 frequently separated, t12 always present. In the lower molars the anterior wall of the hypoconid-entoconid pair is almost straight, and only rarely there is a short longitudinal spur. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||