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Lemmiscus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Lemmiscus Thomas
1941Lemmiscus Goldman
1997Lemmiscus McKenna and Bell

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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
genusLemmiscusThomas 1912

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