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Castromys inflatus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Karnimata inflata was named by Mein et al. (1990). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Karnimata inflata Mein et al.
1994Castromys inflatus Martin Suarez and Freudenthal p. 12

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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
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
speciesinflatus(Mein et al. 1990)

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 inflatus Mein et al. 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Mein et al. 1990Muridae de grande taille aux molaires très larges, molaires supérieres dépourvues de la liaison t6-t9, dépourvues d'eperon distal au t1, ayant conservé un t12, munies de trois racines; M3 avec un t9 aligné distalement avec le t8 pour former une lame postérieure. Molaires inférieures avec une marge cingulaire large, des cuspides accessoires labiales bien développées; m1 avec un fort tubercule impair médian, le première paire de cuspides isolée de la deuxième paire.