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Lemmiscus
Taxonomy
Lemmiscus was named by Thomas (1912) [named as a subgenus of Lagurus by Thomas 1912; raised to genus level by Goldman 1941]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Cricetidae by Goldman (1941) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Cricetidae by Goldman (1941) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1912 | Lemmiscus Thomas |
1941 | Lemmiscus Goldman |
1997 | Lemmiscus McKenna and Bell |
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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. Lemmiscus Thomas 1912
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Lemmiscus curtatus Cope 1868 [sagebrush vole]
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Invalid names: Arvicola decurtata Coues 1877 [synonym], Arvicola pallidus Merriam 1888 [synonym], Arvicola pauperrima Cooper 1868 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available