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Diatomyidae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Diatomyidae

Taxonomy
Diatomyidae was named by Mein and Ginsburg (1997) [includes the extant Laonastes]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Hystricognathi by Dawson et al. (2006); and to Rodentia by Marivaux and Welcomme (2003) and Flynn (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Diatomyidae Mein and Ginsburg p. 810
2003Diatomyidae Marivaux and Welcomme
2005Laonastidae Jenkins et al.
2006Diatomyidae Dawson et al. p. 1458
2007Diatomyidae Flynn

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
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)
familyDiatomyidae
familyDiatomyidae

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.

Fm. Diatomyidae Mein and Ginsburg 1997
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G. †Diatomys Li 1974
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Diatomys liensis Mein and Ginsburg 1985
G. †Fallomus Flynn et al. 1986
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Fallomus ginsburgi Marivaux and Welcomme 2003
Fallomus ladakhensis Nanda and Sahni 1998
Fallomus quraishyi Marivaux and Welcomme 2003
Fallomus razae Flynn et al. 1986
G. †Inopinatia Marković et al. 2018
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Inopinatia balkanica Marković et al. 2018
G. Laonastes Jenkins et al. 2005 [khanyou]
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Laonastes aenigmamus Jenkins et al. 2005
G. †Marymus Flynn 2007
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Marymus dalanae Flynn 2007
G. †Willmus Flynn and Morgan 2005
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Willmus maximus Flynn and Morgan 2005
Invalid names: Laonastidae Jenkins et al. 2005 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available