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Castillomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Muridae

Taxonomy
Castillomys was named by Michaux (1969). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Muridae by Michaux (1969), Martín Suárez and Mein (1991) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Castillomys Michaux
1991Castillomys Martín Suárez and Mein p. 57
1997Castillomys McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
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
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusCastillomysMichaux 1969

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. †Castillomys Michaux 1969
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Castillomys crusafonti Michaux 1969
Castillomys gracilis van de Weerd 1976
Castillomys margaritae Antunes and Mein 1989
Castillomys rivas Martín Suárez and Mein 1991
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Michaux 1969molaires brachiodontes, forte stéphanodontie, t1 reculé, petite taille.
E. Martín Suárez and P. Mein 1991Small murids with brachyodont molars; upper molars strongly stephanodont; t1 of M1 placed backward with respect to t2, M2 with 3 roots; upper and lower molars with longitudinal crests that gain importance in the course of evolution.