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Castorinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Castorinae is a subfamily. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Rybczynski (2007).

It was assigned to Castoridae by Rybczynski (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Castorinae Rybczynski p. 7

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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
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
subfamilyCastorinae
subfamilyCastorinae

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.

Subfm. Castorinae
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G. Castor Linnaeus 1758 [beaver]
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Subg. †Castor (Eucastor) Leidy 1858
Castor anderssoni Schlosser 1924
Castor californicus Kellogg 1911
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Invalid names: Castor accessor Hay 1927 [synonym]
Castor canadensis Kuhl 1820 [American beaver]
Castor fiber Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian beaver]
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Invalid names: Castor plicidens Major 1874 [synonym], Castor praefiber Deperet 1890 [synonym]
Castor jaegeri Kaup 1839
Castor peninsulatus Cope 1881
Castor veterior Lankester 1864
G. †Hystricops Leidy 1858
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Hystricops browni Shotwell 1963
Hystricops venustus Leidy 1858
G. †Propalaeocastor Borisoglebskaya 1967
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Propalaeocastor irtyshensis Wu et al. 2004
Propalaeocastor kazachstanicus Borissoglebskaya 1967
Propalaeocastor schokensis Bendukidze 1993
Propalaeocastor shevyrevae Lytshev and Shevyreva 1994
Propalaeocastor zaissanensis Lytshev and Shevyreva 1994
Invalid names: Asteneofiber Kretzoi 1974 [synonym]
G. †Sinocastor Young 1934
G. †Steneofiber Geoffroy 1833
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Steneofiber depereti Mayet 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available