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Castillomys âśť

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4574573https://www.gbif.org/species/4574573
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)41899https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=41899
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Castillomys
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
-EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
-Glires
orderRodentia
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
-EumuroidaSteppan et al. 2004
familyMuridaeIlliger 1811
genusCastillomysMichaux 1969
Scientific NameCastillomys Michaux, 1969
Name Published InPalaeovertebrata 3
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Castillomysgenusbelongs to Muridaestated with evidenceMichaux, 1969
Castillomysgenusbelongs to MuridaeimpliedMcKenna and Bell, 1997
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance0.78 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietherbivore, insectivore (based on Muridae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Castillomys benericettii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Castillomys crusafonti âśť
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
4111.6 Ma
Miocene
0.78 Ma
Pleistocene
Castillomys gracilis âśť
species
listed (PBDB)17.25 Ma
Miocene
7.25 Ma
Miocene
Castillomys magnus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Castillomys margaritae âśť
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Castillomys rivas âśť
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
11.81 Ma
Pleistocene
1.81 Ma
Pleistocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1969Castillomys Michaux
1991Castillomys Martín Suárez and Mein p. 57
1997Castillomys McKenna and Bell

References

McKenna M. C., Bell S. K. (1997) , Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level, 1-640
Martín Suárez E., Mein P. (1991) Revision of the genus Castillomys (Muridae, Rodentia), Scripta Geologica 96, 47-81
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Palaeovertebrata 3 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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