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Castoroidinae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Castoroidinae was named by Allen (1877). It is not extant. Its type is Castoroides. It was considered monophyletic by Rybczynski (2007).

It was reranked as the family Castoroididae by Flower and Lydekker (1891) and Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Simplicidentata by Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Myomorpha by Hay (1902); and to Castoridae by Korth and Bailey (2006), Korth (2007), Rybczynski (2007), Korth (2007), Korth (2008) and Korth (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Castoroidinae Allen
1891Castoroididae Flower and Lydekker p. 91
1902Castoroididae Hay p. 733
2006Castoroidinae Korth and Bailey p. 237
2007Castoroidinae Korth p. 118
2007Castoroidinae Rybczynski p. 7
2008Castoroidinae Korth p. 170
2017Castoroidinae Korth p. 250

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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
subfamilyCastoroidinaeAllen 1877
subfamilyCastoroidinaeAllen 1877

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. †Castoroidinae Allen 1877
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Tr. †Castoroidini Allen 1877
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G. †Castoroides Foster 1838 [giant beaver]
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Castoroides dilophidus Martin 1969
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Invalid names: Castoroides leiseyorum Morgan and White 1995 [synonym]
Castoroides ohioensis Foster 1838
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Invalid names: Burosor efforsorius Starrett 1956 [synonym], Castoroides kansensis Martin 1912 [synonym], Castoroides nebrascensis Barbour 1931 [synonym]
Invalid names: Burosor [synonym]
G. †Dipoides Jaeger 1835
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Dipoides majori Schlosser 1903
Dipoides rexroadensis Hibbard and Riggs 1949
Dipoides smithi Shotwell 1955
Dipoides stirtoni Wilson 1934
Dipoides stovalli Rinker and Hibbard 1952
Dipoides tanneri Korth 1998
Dipoides vallicula Shotwell 1970
Dipoides williamsi Stirton 1936
Dipoides wilsoni Hibbard 1949
Invalid names: Paradipoides Rinker and Hibbard 1952 [synonym]
G. †Monosaulax Stirton 1935
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Monosaulax curtus Matthew and Cook 1909
Monosaulax pansus Cope 1874
Monosaulax progressus Shotwell 1968
Monosaulax skinneri Stout 1999
Monosaulax tedi Korth 1999
Monosaulax typicus Shotwell 1968
G. †Prodipoides Korth 2007
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Prodipoides burgensis Korth 2002
Prodipoides dividerus Stirton 1935
Prodipoides katensis Korth 2002
Prodipoides lecontei Merriam 1896
Prodipoides phillisi Wilson 1968
Tr. †Hystricopini Korth 2017
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G. †Priusaulax Korth and Bailey 2006
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Priusaulax browni Korth and Bailey 2006
Priusaulax senrudi Wood 1945
Priusaulax wilsoni Korth 2017
Tr. †Nothodipoidini Korth 2007
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G. †Eucastor Allen 1877
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Eucastor malheurensis Shotwell and Russell 1963
Eucastor tortus Leidy 1858
Invalid names: Sigmogomphius Merriam 1896 [synonym]
G. †Microdipoides Korth and Stout 2002
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Microdipoides eximius Korth and Stout 2002
G. †Nothodipoides Korth 2002
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Nothodipoides planus Stirton 1935
Nothodipoides stirtoni Korth 2002
G. †Temperocastor Korth 2008
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G. †Procastoroides Barbour and Schultz 1937
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Procastoroides idahoensis Shotwell 1970
Procastoroides intermedius Zakrzewski 1969
Procastoroides sweeti Barbour and Schultz 1937
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Invalid names: Eocastoroides lanei Hibbard 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eocastoroides Hibbard 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available