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Aplodontidae (mountain beaver)
Taxonomy
Aplodontidae was named by Brandt (1855). It is extant.
It was assigned to Protrogomorpha by Nowak (1999); to Sciuroidea by Montgelard et al. (2002); to Aplodontoidea by Wood (1958), Carroll (1988) and Hopkins (2004); and to Rodentia by Johnson (1966), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Nowak (1991), Vianey-Liaud et al. (2014) and Korth et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Protrogomorpha by Nowak (1999); to Sciuroidea by Montgelard et al. (2002); to Aplodontoidea by Wood (1958), Carroll (1988) and Hopkins (2004); and to Rodentia by Johnson (1966), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Nowak (1991), Vianey-Liaud et al. (2014) and Korth et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1855 | Aplodontidae Brandt |
1958 | Aplodontidae Wood p. 172 |
1966 | Aplodontidae Johnson p. 80 |
1980 | Aplodontidae Kurten and Anderson p. 209 |
1988 | Aplodontidae Carroll |
1991 | Aplodontidae Nowak |
1999 | Aplodontidae Nowak |
2002 | Aplodontidae Montgelard et al. p. 228 |
2004 | Aplodontidae Hopkins p. 733 |
2014 | Aplodontidae Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 604 |
2022 | Aplodontidae Korth et al. |
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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.
Fm. Aplodontidae Brandt 1855 [mountain beaver]
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G. †Altasciurus Korth and Tabrum 2017
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†Altasciurus albiclivus Korth 1994
†Altasciurus clausulus Korth 2009
†Altasciurus relictus Cope 1873
G. †Ameniscomys Dehm 1950
Subfm. †Ansomyinae Qiu 1987
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G. †Ansomys Qiu 1987
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†Ansomys crucifer Lopatin 1997
†Ansomys cyanotephrus Korth 2007
†Ansomys descendens Dehm 1950
†Ansomys hepburnensis Hopkins 2004
†Ansomys nevadensis Kelly and Korth 2005
†Ansomys orientalis Qiu 1987
†Ansomys shantungensis Rensberger and Li 1986
†Ansomys shanwangensis Qiu and Sun 1988
G. †Proansomys Bi et al. 2013
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†Proansomys badamae Maridet et al. 2017
†Proansomys daxnerae Lopatin 2000
†Proansomys dureensis Bi et al. 2013
G. Aplodontia Richardson 1829 [mountain beaver]
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Aplodontia chryseola Kellogg 1914
Aplodontia humboldtiana Taylor 1916
Aplodontia nigra Taylor 1914
Aplodontia rufa Rafinesque 1817 [mountain beaver]
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Invalid names: Aplodontia leporina Richardson 1829 [synonym], Aplodontia major Merriam 1886 [synonym], Aplodontia pacifica Merriam 1899 [synonym], Aplodontia phaea Merriam 1899 [synonym]
G. †Brachygaulus Korth and Tabrum 2011
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†Brachygaulus leistneri Korth and Tabrum 2011
†Brachygaulus nicholsi Korth and Tabrum 2011
†Brachygaulus xerobothrus Korth and Tabrum 2011
G. †Dakotallomys Tedrow and Korth 1999
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†Dakotallomys lillegraveni Tedrow and Korth 1997
†Dakotallomys pelycomyoides Tedrow and Korth 1997
G. †Liodontia Miller and Gidley 1918
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†Liodontia alexandrae Furlong 1910
†Liodontia furlongi Gazin 1932
G. †Lophallomys Vianey-Liaud and Schmid 2009
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†Lophallomys atavus Schmidt-Kittler and Vianey-Liaud 1979
Subfm. †Meniscomyinae Rensberger 1981
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G. †Meniscomys Cope 1878
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†Meniscomys editus Rensberger 1983
†Meniscomys hippodus Cope 1878
†Meniscomys uhtoffi Rensberger 1983
Invalid names: Protogaulus Riggs 1899 [synonym]
G. †Niglarodon Black 1961
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†Niglarodon blacki Rensberger 1981
†Niglarodon koerneri Black 1961
†Niglarodon loneyi Rensberger 1981
†Niglarodon petersonensis Nichols 1976
†Niglarodon progressus Rensberger 1981
†Niglarodon yeariani Nichols 1976
G. †Ninamys Vianey-Liaud et al. 2013
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†Ninamys annectens Korth 1989
†Ninamys arboraptus Vianey-Liaud et al. 2013
†Ninamys kazimierzi Vianey-Liaud et al. 2013
G. †Oligopetes Heissig 1979
G. †Paracitellus Dehm 1950
G. †Plesispermophilus Filhol 1882
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†Plesispermophilus angustidens Filhol 1882
†Plesispermophilus argoviensis Stehlin and Schaub 1951
†Plesispermophilus ernii Stehlin and Schaub 1951
†Plesispermophilus macrodon Schmidt-Kittler and Vianey-Liaud 1979
Subfm. †Prosciurinae Wilson 1949
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G. †Campestrallomys Korth 1989
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†Campestrallomys dawsonae Macdonald 1963
†Campestrallomys siouxensis Korth 1989
G. †Pelycomys Galbreath 1953
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†Pelycomys brulanus Korth 1986
†Pelycomys placidus Galbreath 1953
†Pelycomys rugosus Galbreath 1953
G. †Prosciurus Matthew 1903
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†Prosciurus magnus Korth 1989
†Prosciurus mongoliensis Wang and Dashzeveg 2005
†Prosciurus ordosicus Wang 1987
†Prosciurus parvus Korth 1989
†Prosciurus pisinnus Wang and Dashzeveg 2005
†Prosciurus pristinus Wang 2008
†Prosciurus vetustus Matthew 1903
G. †Pseudaplodon Miller 1927
G. †Tardontia Shotwell 1958
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†Tardontia nevadans Shotwell 1958
†Tardontia occidentale Macdonald 1956
G. †Trigonomys Heissig 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available