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Willeumys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Willeumys was named by Wahlert (2009).

It was assigned to Cricetidae by Wahlert (2009) and Korth et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Willeumys Wahlert
2022Willeumys Korth et al.

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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
genusWilleumys

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. †Willeumys Wahlert 2009
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Willeumys argosorus Korth and Tabrum 2017
Willeumys korthi Wahlert 2009
Willeumys viduus Korth 1981
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. H. Wahlert 2009Cricetid rodent with narrow rostrum, sides of nasal bones straight—nearly parallel—and tapering posteriorly, short molar series length (5.2 mm), optic foramen posterodorsal to M3, anterior margin of hypoflexus in M1 straight and perpendicular to tooth axis, upper incisor narrow, lower incisor with
featherlike diagonal ridges on enamel surface.