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Ramys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Gliridae

Taxonomy
Ramys was named by Garcia Moreno and Lopez Martinez (1986). Its type is Ramys multicrestatus.

It was assigned to Myomiminae by Daams (1989) and Daams and de Bruijn (1995).

Species
R. jaegeri, R. multicrestatus (type species), R. perezi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Ramys Garcia Moreno and Lopez Martinez
1989Ramys Daams
1995Ramys Daams and de Bruijn p. 12

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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
superfamilyGliroideaMuirhead 1819
familyGliridaeMuirhead 1819
subfamilyMyomiminaeDaams 1981
genusRamysGarcia Moreno and Lopez Martinez 1986

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. †Ramys Garcia Moreno and Lopez Martinez 1986
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†Ramys jaegeri Aguilar 1974
†Ramys multicrestatus de Bruijn 1966
†Ramys perezi Alvarez Sierra 1986
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Daams and H. de Bruijn 1995Gliridae with brachyodont rectangular molars; somewhat irregular design of the ridges: centrolophs and extra ridges generally narrower than the main ridges; complex dental pattern, with frequcntly 3 or more extra ridges. The endoloph(id) may be present, and the labial ends of the ridges are curved anteriorly in the lower molars.