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Orthogeomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Geomyidae

Taxonomy
Orthogeomys was named by Merriam (1895). It is extant.

It was assigned to Geomyidae by Merriam (1895) and Ruez (2001).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Heterogeomys Merriam
1895Orthogeomys Merriam
1980Heterogeomys Kurten and Anderson p. 229
1997Heterogeomys McKenna and Bell
2001Orthogeomys Ruez, Jr.

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
genusOrthogeomysMerriam 1895

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. Orthogeomys Merriam 1895
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Orthogeomys grandis Thomas 1893
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Invalid names: Geomys scalops Thomas 1894 [synonym]
Orthogeomys hispidus Le Conte 1852
Orthogeomys onerosus Russell 1960
Orthogeomys propinetis Wilkins 1984
Invalid names: Heterogeomys Merriam 1895 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available