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Maltamys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Maltamys was named by Zamit et al. (1982). Its type is Maltamys gollcheri.

It was assigned to Dryomyinae by Daams and de Bruijn (1995).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Maltamys Zamit et al.
1995Maltamys Daams and de Bruijn p. 10

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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
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
subfamilyDryomyinaede Bruijn 1967
genusMaltamysZamit et al. 1982

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.

G. †Maltamys Zamit et al. 1982
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Maltamys gollcheri De Bruijn 1966
Maltamys wiedincitensis Zamit et al. 1982
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Daams and H. de Bruijn 1995Medium to large sized Dryomyinae, the occurrence of which is restricted to Malta and Sicily. The endolophid of the lower molars is almost always interrupted between the metaconid and entoconid. The M1-2 always have two extra ridges outside the trigone and almost invariably have the posteroloph separate from the endoloph. The angular portion of the lower jaw is perforated.