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Centralomys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Castillomys (Centralomys) was named by de Guili (1989). It is not extant.

It was reranked as Centralomys by Martín Suárez and Mein (1991), Sen (1998).

It was assigned to Castillomys by de Guili (1989); and to Muridae by Martín Suárez and Mein (1991), Sen (1998).

Subtaxa
C. benericettii, C. magnus
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. benericetti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Castillomys (Centralomys) de Guili
1991Centralomys Martín Suárez and Mein
1998Centralomys Sen

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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()
orderRodentia
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusCentralomys(de Guili 1989)

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. †Centralomys de Guili 1989
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†Centralomys benericettii de Guili 1989
†Centralomys magnus Sen 1977
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Martín Suárez and P. Mein 1991Medium-sized Muridae. Teeth with voluminous cusps. Anteroconid of m1 symmetrical. Lower molars with very broad labial cingulums and reduced longitudinal spurs. Upper molars with weak longitudinal connections. M2 with four roots.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:15:11
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Ruscinian or 7.24600 to 3.55000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Italy (Cuneo) C. benericettii (175903)
Turolian - Ruscinian8.725 - 3.55Greece (Xanthi) Castillomys magnus (205296)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) C. benericetti (144566)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) C. benericettii (172910 172912 172914 172915 172916 199859 199860)
Ruscinian5.09 - 3.55Türkiye (Ankara) C. magnus (34370)