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Synaptomys cooperi (southern bog lemming)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Synaptomys cooperi was named by Baird (1858) [genotype]. It is extant.

Synonyms
  • Arvicola gossii was named by Coues (1877). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys helaletes by Merriam (1896); it was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys cooperi by Rhoads and Young (1897) and Hall (1981).
  • Synaptomys fatuus was named by Bangs (1896). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys cooperi by Hall (1981).
  • Synaptomys helaletes was named by Merriam (1896). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys cooperi by Howell (1927) and Hall (1981).
  • Synaptomys stonei was named by Rhoads (1893). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Synaptomys cooperi by Rhoads (1897) and Hall (1981).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Synaptomys cooperi Baird
1877Arvicola gossii Coues
1893Synaptomys stonei Rhoads
1896Synaptomys fatuus Bangs
1896Synaptomys helaletes Merriam
1980Synaptomys cooperi Kurten and Anderson p. 268

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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
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusSynaptomysBaird 1858
speciescooperiBaird 1858

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.

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available