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Synaptomys
Taxonomy
Synaptomys was named by Baird (1858). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Microtinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cricetidae by Baird (1858), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Arvicolinae by Seymour (2004), Eshelman et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Microtinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cricetidae by Baird (1858), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Arvicolinae by Seymour (2004), Eshelman et al. (2025).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1858 | Synaptomys Baird |
| 1980 | Synaptomys Kurten and Anderson p. 268 |
| 1997 | Synaptomys McKenna and Bell |
| 2004 | Synaptomys Seymour |
| 2025 | Synaptomys Eshelman et al. p. 109 |
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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. †Synaptomys Baird 1858
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†Synaptomys australis Simpson 1928
†Synaptomys bunkeri Hibbard 1939
Synaptomys cooperi Baird 1858 [southern bog lemming]
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Invalid names: Arvicola gossii Coues 1877 [synonym], Synaptomys fatuus Bangs 1896 [synonym], Synaptomys helaletes Merriam 1896 [synonym], Synaptomys stonei Rhoads 1893 [synonym]
†Synaptomys morgani Martin et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available