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Castorinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Castorinae is a subfamily. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Rybczynski (2007).

It was assigned to Castoridae by Rybczynski (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Castorinae Rybczynski p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
subfamilyCastorinae
subfamilyCastorinae

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.

Subfm. Castorinae
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G. Castor Linnaeus 1758 [beaver]
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Subg. †Castor (Eucastor) Leidy 1858
†Castor anderssoni Schlosser 1924
†Castor californicus Kellogg 1911
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Invalid names: Castor accessor Hay 1927 [synonym]
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 [American beaver]
Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian beaver]
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Invalid names: Castor plicidens Major 1874 [synonym], Castor praefiber Deperet 1890 [synonym]
†Castor jaegeri Kaup 1839
†Castor peninsulatus Cope 1881
†Castor veterior Lankester 1864
G. †Hystricops Leidy 1858
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†Hystricops browni Shotwell 1963
†Hystricops venustus Leidy 1858
G. †Propalaeocastor Borisoglebskaya 1967
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†Propalaeocastor irtyshensis Wu et al. 2004
†Propalaeocastor kazachstanicus Borissoglebskaya 1967
†Propalaeocastor schokensis Bendukidze 1993
†Propalaeocastor shevyrevae Lytshev and Shevyreva 1994
†Propalaeocastor zaissanensis Lytshev and Shevyreva 1994
Invalid names: Asteneofiber Kretzoi 1974 [synonym]
G. †Sinocastor Young 1934
G. †Steneofiber Geoffroy 1833
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†Steneofiber depereti Mayet 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:05:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 37.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (279 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Steneofiber sp. (39300)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Kazakhstan (Aktyubinskaya) Propalaeocastor shevyrevae (174743)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Spain (Aragon) Steneofiber sp. (68878)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Xinjiang) Propalaeocastor irtyshensis (174978)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Turkey (Tekirdağ) Castoridae indet. (31605)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Belgium Steneofiber butselensis (31748 183666)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Gansu) Steneofiber sp. (182899)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Steneofiber eseri (37518)
MP 23 - MP 2533.9 - 23.03Germany (Hesse) Steneofiber sp. (186510)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) Capatanka schokensis, Steneofiber kumbulakensis (175921) Steneofiber kumbulakensis (175920)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Japan Steneofiber sp. (183074)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan Capatanka schokensis (175959) Propalaeocastor kumbulakensis (176005) Steneofiber depereti (180344) Steneofiber sp. (74900) Steneofiber sp., Capatanka schokensis, Steneofiber kumbulakensis (64413)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) Steneofiber eseri (84606)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) Steneofiber dehmi (84364)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Kazakhstan Capatanka schokensis (64412)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Switzerland (Canton Solothurn) Steneofiber dehmi (182805)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Switzerland (Solothurn) Steneofiber eseri (71214)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany Steneofiber depereti (70362)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Turkey Steneofiber eseri (208574 208575)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Spain (Zaragoza) Steneofiber castorinus, Steneofiber eseri (35750)