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Microtinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Microtinae is a subfamily. It is extant. Its type is Microtus.

It was assigned to Muridae by Hay (1902); and to Cricetidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Microtinae Hay p. 728
1980Microtinae Kurten and Anderson p. 253

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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
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyMicrotinae
subfamilyMicrotinae

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.

Subfm. Microtinae
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G. †Atopomys Patton 1965
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†Atopomys texensis Patton 1965
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Invalid names: Atopomys salvelinus Zakrzewski 1975 [synonym]
G. †Fiber
G. †Nebraskomys Hibbard 1957
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†Nebraskomys mcgrewi Hibbard 1957
†Nebraskomys rexroadensis Hibbard 1970
G. †Pliophenacomys Hibbard 1950
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†Pliophenacomys dixonensis Zakrzewski 1984
†Pliophenacomys finneyi Hibbard and Zakrzewski 1972
†Pliophenacomys koenigswaldi Martin et al. 2002
†Pliophenacomys meadensis Hibbard 1956
†Pliophenacomys osborni Martin 1972
†Pliophenacomys primaevus Hibbard 1937
†Pliophenacomys wilsoni Lindsay and Jacobs 1985
G. †Predicrostonyx Guthrie and Matthews, Jr. 1971
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†Predicrostonyx hopkinsi Guthrie and Matthews, Jr. 1971
G. †Proneofiber Hibbard and Dalquest 1973
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†Proneofiber guildayi Hibbard and Dalquest 1973
G. †Sycium
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan10.3 - 1.8USA (Indiana) Pliophenacomys sp. (18320)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) Microtinae indet. (35473)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Mimomys meadensis, Pliophenacomys sp. (19917)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Nebraskomys mcgrewi, Ophiomys meadensis, Pliophenacomys osborni (19941) Nebraskomys mcgrewi, Pliophenacomys dixonensis (19930) Nebraskomys sp. (19936) Ophiomys meadensis, Pliophenacomys osborni (19942 19943 19944) Pliophenacomys meadensis (19933 19938) Pliophenacomys osborni (19945 19946) Pliophenacomys primaevus (19931 19934)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Chihuahua) Pliophenacomys sp. (20069 20071)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Wyoming) Mimomys meadensis (20066) Pliophenacomys primaevus, Mimomys meadensis (20065 20067)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Pliophenacomys primaevus (19658) Pliophenacomys sp. (19624 19627 19629)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nebraska) Nebraskomys mcgrewi, Pliophenacomys primaevus (19963) Pliophenacomys osborni (19954 19964)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.9 - 0.3USA (Idaho) Microtus sp. (20430)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ukraine (Rostovskaya Oblast') Microtinae indet. (41060)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ukraine Microtinae indet. (41049)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Canada (Yukon) Predicrostonyx sp. (74472)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Atopomys salvelinus (123875)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Iowa) Microtus sp. (20556)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Atopomys salvelinus (20308 20350) Atopomys texensis (20385)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Microtus sp. (20431)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Pliophenacomys osborni (20563)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Atopomys texensis (20337 20392) Microtinae indet. (20318 20420 20533) Proneofiber guildayi (20164)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (South Dakota) Pliophenacomys osborni (20389)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (West Virginia) Atopomys salvelinus (20159 20275 20286 20531 20532 20554 20555)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Alaska) Predicrostonyx hopkinsi (20277)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Maryland) Atopomys salvelinus (20302)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Microtinae indet. (104033)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Microtinae indet. (228861)