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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).
It was assigned to Muridae by Michaux (1969), Martín Suárez and Mein (1991) and McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1969 | Castillomys Michaux |
1991 | Castillomys Martín Suárez and Mein p. 57 |
1997 | Castillomys 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. †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
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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Michaux 1969 | molaires brachiodontes, forte stéphanodontie, t1 reculé, petite taille. | |
E. Martín Suárez and P. Mein 1991 | Small 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. |