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Taxonomy
Meriones was named by Illiger (1811). It is extant.
It was assigned to Macropoda by Illiger (1811); to Dipina by Gray (1825); to Gerbillidae by Geraads (1980); and to Gerbillinae by Steppan et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Macropoda by Illiger (1811); to Dipina by Gray (1825); to Gerbillidae by Geraads (1980); and to Gerbillinae by Steppan et al. (2004).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1811 | Meriones Illiger p. 82 |
| 1825 | Meriones Gray p. 342 |
| 1980 | Meriones Geraads |
| 2004 | Meriones Steppan et al. p. 539 |
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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. Meriones Illiger 1811 [jird]
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Meriones unguiculatus Milne-Edwards 1867 [Mongolian gerbil]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available