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Castromys juniensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Valerymys juniensis was named by Padial Ojeda and Ruiz Bustos (1989).

It was recombined as Castromys juniensis by Martin Suarez and Freudenthal (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Valerymys juniensis Padial Ojeda and Ruiz Bustos
1994Castromys juniensis Martin Suarez and Freudenthal p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusCastromys
speciesjuniensis(Padial Ojeda and Ruiz Bustos 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.

Castromys juniensis Padial Ojeda and Ruiz Bustos 1989
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Padial Ojeda and Ruiz Bustos 1989Las dimensiones en unos ejemplares coinciden y superan los mayores valores de Valerymys vireti, y en otros son inferiores o igualan los menores tamaños de Valerymys turoliensis. En el m1 inf. hay una pequeña raiz incipiente entre las dos principales. La raiz lingual del M2 sup. es bilobulada. El M3 sup. posee cuatro raíces y una pequeña protuberancia o raiz incipiente. El t12 en el M1 sup. es grande y variable o ausente en el M2 sup.
E. Martin Suarez and M. Freudenthal 1994Castromys of small size, m1 with a smal tma. m2 with a reduced labial cingulum. M2 with a vestigal t12, or without t12.