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Mictomys (bog lemming)
Taxonomy
Mictomys was named by True (1894) [also attributed to Baird 1857]. It is extant. Its type is Mictomys innuitus.
It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys by Merriam (1896), Miller (1896), Preble (1899), Bangs (1900), Howell (1927), Zakrzewski (1972), Martin (1979), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Hall (1981), Martin (1989), Voorhies and Voorhies (1991) and Dalquest and Schultz (1992); it was reranked as Synaptomys (Mictomys) by Seymour (2004).
It was assigned to Cricetidae by True (1894), von Koenigswald and Martin (1984), Repenning (1992), Wood and Barnosky (1994), Repenning et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Fejfar and Repenning (1998) and Albright (1999); and to Synaptomys by Seymour (2004).
It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys by Merriam (1896), Miller (1896), Preble (1899), Bangs (1900), Howell (1927), Zakrzewski (1972), Martin (1979), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Hall (1981), Martin (1989), Voorhies and Voorhies (1991) and Dalquest and Schultz (1992); it was reranked as Synaptomys (Mictomys) by Seymour (2004).
It was assigned to Cricetidae by True (1894), von Koenigswald and Martin (1984), Repenning (1992), Wood and Barnosky (1994), Repenning et al. (1995), McKenna and Bell (1997), Fejfar and Repenning (1998) and Albright (1999); and to Synaptomys by Seymour (2004).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1894 | Mictomys True |
| 1984 | Mictomys von Koenigswald and Martin |
| 1992 | Mictomys Repenning |
| 1994 | Mictomys Wood and Barnosky |
| 1995 | Mictomys Repenning et al. |
| 1997 | Mictomys McKenna and Bell |
| 1998 | Mictomys Fejfar and Repenning |
| 1999 | Mictomys Albright |
| 2004 | Synaptomys (Mictomys) Seymour |
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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. Mictomys True 1894 [bog lemming]
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†Mictomys kansasensis Hibbard 1952
†Mictomys meltoni Paulson 1961
†Mictomys vetus Wilson 1933
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Invalid names: Synaptomys anzaensis Zakrzewski 1972 [synonym], Synaptomys landesi Hibbard 1954 [synonym]
Synaptomys (Mictomys) borealis Richardson 1828 [northern bog lemming]
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Invalid names: Mictomys innuitus True 1894 [synonym], Synaptomys andersoni Allen 1903 [synonym], Synaptomys bullatus Preble 1902 [synonym], Synaptomys chapmani Allen 1903 [synonym], Synaptomys dalli Merriam 1896 [synonym], Synaptomys sphagnicola Preble 1899 [synonym], Synaptomys truei Merriam 1896 [synonym], Synaptomys wrangeli Merriam 1896 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available