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Willeumys viduus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Scottimus viduus was named by Korth (1981). Its type locality is Warbonnet Creek (Orellan), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.

It was recombined as Willeumys viduus by Korth and Tabrum (2017) and Korth et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Scottimus viduus Korth
2017Willeumys viduus Korth and Tabrum
2022Willeumys viduus 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
speciesviduus(Korth 1981)

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.

†Willeumys viduus Korth 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available