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Dicrostonyx (lemming)
Taxonomy
Dicrostonyx was named by Gloger (1841). It is extant.
It was assigned to Microtinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cricetidae by Gloger (1841) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Arvicolinae by Seymour (2004); and to Dicrostonychini by Galewski et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Microtinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cricetidae by Gloger (1841) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Arvicolinae by Seymour (2004); and to Dicrostonychini by Galewski et al. (2006).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1841 | Dicrostonyx Gloger |
1980 | Dicrostonyx Kurten and Anderson p. 267 |
1997 | Dicrostonyx McKenna and Bell |
2004 | Dicrostonyx Seymour |
2006 | Dicrostonyx Galewski 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.
G. Dicrostonyx Gloger 1841 [lemming]
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Dicrostonyx groenlandicus Traill 1823 [northern collared lemming]
Dicrostonyx hudsonius Pallas 1778 [Ungava collared lemming]
Dicrostonyx rubricatus Richardson 1839 [Bering collard lemming]
Dicrostonyx torquatus Pallas 1778 [Arctic lemming]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available