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Huerzelerimys oreopitheci

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Valerymys oreopitheci was named by Engesser (1989). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMB Bb 55, a maxilla (dext. with M1-M3).

It was recombined as Huerzelerimys oreopitheci by Mein et al. (1993) and Cirilli et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Valerymys oreopitheci Engesser p. 228
1993Huerzelerimys oreopitheci Mein et al. p. 52
2016Huerzelerimys oreopitheci Cirilli et al. p. 27

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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
genusHuerzelerimys
speciesoreopitheci(Engesser 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.

Huerzelerimys oreopitheci Engesser 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available