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Apocricetus barrierei

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Cricetus barrierei was named by Mein and Michaux (1970). It is not extant. Its type specimen is FSL 65356, a tooth (M1 sup. dext.).

It was recombined as Apocricetus barrierei by Freudenthal et al. (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Cricetus barrierei Mein and Michaux
1998Apocricetus barrierei Freudenthal et al. p. 63

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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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyCricetinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusApocricetus
speciesbarrierei(Mein and Michaux 1970)

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.

Apocricetus barrierei Mein and Michaux 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 13 to the top of the MN 14 or 6.96500 to 4.16000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Italy (Cuneo) Apocricetus barrierei (175903)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) Cricetus barrierei (144566)
MN 136.965 - 5.09Spain Apocricetus barrierei (68317)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Spain (Murcia) Apocricetus barrierei (185681)
MN 145.09 - 4.16France (Hérault) Apocricetus barrierei (68418 68419)
MN 145.09 - 4.16France (Laguedoc-Roussillon Region) Apocricetus barrierei (37048)