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Chinchilloidea

Mammalia - Rodentia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Chinchilloidea Bennett
1958Chinchilloidea Wood p. 172
1959Chinchilloidea Wood and Patterson
1988Chinchilloidea Carroll
1989Chinchilloidea Vucetich
1999Chinchilloidea Nowak
2001Chinchilloidea Huchon and Douzery p. 246
2010Chinchilloidea Vucetich et al.
2012Chinchilloidea Bertrand et al.
2015Chinchilloidea Vucetich et al.

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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
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyChinchilloideaBennett 1833
superfamilyChinchilloideaBennett 1833

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.

Superfm. Chinchilloidea Bennett 1833
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G. †Borikenomys Marivaux et al. 2020
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†Borikenomys praecursor Marivaux et al. 2020
Fm. Dinomyidae Peters 1873
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G. †Branisamys Hoffstetter and Lavocat 1970
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†Branisamys luribayensis Hoffstetter and Lavocat 1970
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Invalid names: Villarroelomys bolivianus Hartenberger 1975 [synonym]
Invalid names: Villarroelomys Hartenberger 1975 [synonym]
G. †Briaromys Ameghino 1889
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†Briaromys trouessartianus Ameghino 1889
G. †Carlesia Kraglievich 1926
G. †Colpostemma Ameghino 1891
G. †Diaphoromys Kraglievich 1931
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†Diaphoromys arctus Rusconi 1945
†Diaphoromys gamayensis Kraglievich 1931
Invalid names: Diaphoromys mesopotamicus Kraglievich 1932 [nomen dubium]
G. Dinomys Peters 1873 [pacarana]
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Dinomys branickii Peters 1873 [pacarana]
G. †Discolomys Ameghino 1889
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†Discolomys cuneus Ameghino 1889
G. †Doellomys Alvarez 1947
G. †Drytomomys Anthony 1922
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†Drytomomys aequatorialis Anthony 1922
Subfm. †Eumegamyinae Kraglievich 1926
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G. †Arazamys Rinderknecht et al. 2011
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†Arazamys castiglionii Rinderknecht et al. 2011
G. †Artigasia Francis and Mones 1966
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†Artigasia magna Francis and Mones 1966
G. †Isostylomys Kraglievich 1926
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†Isostylomys laevis Rusconi 1945
†Isostylomys laurillardi Ameghino 1883
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Invalid names: Isostylomys intermedius Mones and Castiglioni 1979 [synonym], Isostylomys magnus Mones and Castiglioni 1979 [synonym]
G. †Tetrastylus Ameghino 1886
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†Tetrastylus angustidens Rusconi 1934
†Tetrastylus araucanus Ameghino 1904
†Tetrastylus atrophiatus Rovereto 1914
†Tetrastylus intermedius Rovereto 1914
†Tetrastylus laevigatus Ameghino 1886
†Tetrastylus montanus Ameghino 1891
Invalid names: Loxomylus Cope 1869 [synonym], Protelicomys Kraglievich 1931 [synonym], Tetrastylopsis Kraglievich 1931 [synonym]
G. †Eumegamys Kraglievich 1926
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†Eumegamys contortus Ameghino 1889
†Eumegamys paranensis Kraglievich 1926
†Eumegamys scalabrinianus Kraglievich 1926
Invalid names: Megamys D'Orbigny 1842 [synonym]
G. †Eumegamysops Alvarez 1947
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†Eumegamysops praependens Ameghino 1886
G. †Eusigmomys Ameghino 1905
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†Eusigmomys oppositus Ameghino 1904
Invalid names: Sigmomys Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
G. †Ferigolomys Kerber et al. 2018
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†Ferigolomys pacarana Kerber et al. 2018
G. †Gyriabrus Ameghino 1891
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†Gyriabrus holmbergi Ameghino 1885
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Invalid names: Gyriabrus teisseirei Kraglievich 1930 [objective synonym]
†Gyriabrus latidens Rusconi 1945
†Gyriabrus quadratus Rusconi 1945
†Gyriabrus royoi Stirton 1947
G. †Josephoartigasia Mones 2007
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†Josephoartigasia monesi Rinderknecht and Blanco 2008
G. †Olenopsis Ameghino 1889
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†Olenopsis typicus Ameghino 1889
†Olenopsis uncinus Ameghino 1889
G. †Paranamys Kraglievich 1934
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†Paranamys typicus Ameghino 1889
G. †Pentastylodon Alvarez 1947
G. †Pentastylomys Kraglievich 1926
Subfm. †Potamarchinae Kraglievich 1926
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G. †Potamarchus Burmeister 1885
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†Potamarchus adamiae Kerber et al. 2016
†Potamarchus murinus Burmeister 1885
G. †Pseudopotamarchus Kerber et al. 2016
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†Pseudopotamarchus villanuevai Kerber et al. 2016
G. †Protomegamys Kraglievich 1932
G. †Pseudosigmomys Kraglievich 1931
G. †Rusconia Kraglievich 1931
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†Rusconia crassidens Kraglievich 1931
G. †Scleromys Ameghino 1887
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†Scleromys angustus Ameghino 1887
†Scleromys colombianus Fields 1957
†Scleromys osbornianus Ameghino 1894
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Invalid names: Neoreomys insulatus Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
†Scleromys praecursor Boivin et al. 2017
†Scleromys quadrangulatus Kramarz 2006
†Scleromys schurmanni Stehlin 1940
G. †Simplimus Ameghino 1904
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†Simplimus indivisus Ameghino 1904
G. †Telicomys Kraglievich 1926
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†Telicomys amazonensis Frailey 1986
†Telicomys giganteus Ameghino 1904
†Telicomys gigantissimus Ameghino 1908
G. †Telodontomys Kraglievich 1931
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†Telodontomys compressidens Kraglievich 1931
G. †Tetrastylomys Kraglievich 1926
G. †Garridomys Kramarz et al. 2013
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†Garridomys curunuquem Kramarz et al. 2013
G. †Loncolicu Vucetich et al. 2015
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†Loncolicu tretos Vucetich et al. 2015
Fm. †Neoepiblemidae Kraglievich 1926
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G. †Doryperimys Kramarz et al. 2015
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†Doryperimys olsacheri Kramarz et al. 2015
G. †Neoepiblema Ameghino 1889
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†Neoepiblema acreensis Bocquentin et al. 1990
†Neoepiblema horridula Ameghino 1886
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Invalid names: Neoepiblema ambrosettianus Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
Invalid names: Epiblema Ameghino 1886 [synonym], Euphilus Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
G. †Perimys Ameghino 1887
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†Perimys ameghinoi Scott 1905
†Perimys dissimilis Ameghino 1902
†Perimys erutus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Perimys angulatus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Perimys diminutus Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Perimys procerus Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Perimys reflexus Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Perimys scalaris Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Sphodromys scalaris Ameghino 1887 [synonym]
†Perimys impactus Ameghino 1894
†Perimys incavatus Ameghino 1902
†Perimys incurvus Ameghino 1902
†Perimys intermedius Kramarz 2002
†Perimys oemulus Ameghino 1894
†Perimys onustus Ameghino 1887
†Perimys pacificus Ameghino 1894
†Perimys perpinguis Ameghino 1891
†Perimys planaris Ameghino 1891
†Perimys puellus Ameghino 1891
†Perimys pueraster Ameghino 1891
†Perimys scalabrinianus Ameghino 1889
†Perimys transversus Ameghino 1902
†Perimys zonatus Ameghino 1887
Invalid names: Sphiggomys Ameghino 1887 [synonym]
G. †Phoberomys Kraglievich 1926
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†Phoberomys bordasi Patterson 1942
†Phoberomys burmeisteri Kraglievich 1926
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Invalid names: Euphilus burmeisteri Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Phoberomys insolita Kraglievich 1940 [synonym], Phoberomys lozanoi Kraglievich 1940 [synonym], Phoberomys minima Kraglievich 1940 [synonym], Phoberomys praecursor Kraglievich 1932 [synonym]
†Phoberomys gyulavarii Kretzoi and Voros 1989
†Phoberomys pattersoni Bondesio and Bocquentin Villanueva 1988
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Invalid names: Dabbenea pattersoni Mones 1980 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dabbenea Kraglievich 1926 [synonym], Perumys Kretzoi and Voros 1989 [synonym]
G. †Niedemys Kerber et al. 2016
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†Niedemys piauiensis Kerber et al. 2016
G. †Saremmys Busker et al. 2019
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†Saremmys ligcura Busker et al. 2019
G. †Ucayalimys Boivin et al. 2017
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†Ucayalimys amahuacencis Arnal et al. 2022
†Ucayalimys crassidens Boivin et al. 2017
Invalid names: Heptaxodontidae Anthony 1917 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available