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Paramys leptodus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ischyromyidae

Taxonomy
Paramys leptodus was named by Cope (1873) [also said to be 1872].

It was recombined as Plesiarctomys leptodus by Cope (1883); it was recombined as Leptotomus leptodus by Matthew (1910), Wilson (1940), Wilson (1949) and Wood (1962).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Paramys leptodus Cope p. 3
1883Plesiarctomys leptodus Cope
1902Paramys leptodus Hay p. 724
1910Leptotomus leptodus Matthew
1910Paramys grangeri Matthew
1934Leptotomus grangeri Burke
1940Leptotomus grangeri Wilson
1940Leptotomus leptodus Wilson
1949Leptotomus leptodus Wilson
1962Leptotomus leptodus Wood

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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
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
familyIschyromyidaeAlston 1876
genusParamysLeidy 1871
speciesleptodus

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.

Paramys leptodus Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Paramys grangeri Matthew 1910 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available