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Thomomys townsendii

Description

Townsend's pocket gopher (Thomomys townsendii) is a species of pocket gopher endemic to the northwestern United States.


From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomomys_townsendii, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2439388https://www.gbif.org/species/2439388
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)52282https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=52282
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Thomomys : Thomomys townsendii
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Thomomys : Thomomys townsendii
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
superfamilyGeomyoideaBonaparte 1845
familyGeomyidaeBonaparte 1845
genusThomomysWied-Neuwied 1839
speciesThomomys townsendiiBachman 1839
Generic NameThomomys
Common NameTownsend's pocket gopher
Scientific NameThomomys townsendii (Bachman, 1839)
Name Published InJ. Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia vol.8 p.105
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Thomomys townsendiispeciesbelongs to Geomysstated without evidenceBachman, 1839
Thomomys townsendiispeciesbelongs to Thomomysstated without evidenceElftman, 1931
Thomomys townsendiispeciessubjective synonym of Thomomys umbrinusstated without evidenceHall, 1981
Thomomys townsendiispeciesbelongs to Thomomysstated without evidencePatton et al., 1984
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietbrowser (based on Geomyidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. R. Hall. 1981. The Mammals of North America
Common Name(s) Townsend's Pocket Gopher, Western Pocket Gopher, Townsend S Pocket Gopher.
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomomys_townsendii

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Thomomys townsendii nevadensis
subspecies		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Thomomys townsendii townsendii
subspecies		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Geomys townsendii (Bachman, 1839)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Thomomys : Geomys townsendii
Thomomys scudderi Hay, 1921GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Thomomys : Thomomys scudderi

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1839Geomys townsendii Bachman
1921Thomomys scudderi Hay
1931Thomomys townsendi Elftman p. 10
1968Thomomys townsendii Thaeler
1980Thomomys townsendii Kurten and Anderson p. 225
1984Thomomys townsendii Patton and et al.
1989Thomomys townsendii Patton and Smith
1991Thomomys townsendii Rogers
1993Thomomys townsendii Wilson and Reeder

References

Hall E. R. (1981) , The Mammals of North America, 1-1181
Elftman H. O. (1931) Pleistocene mammals of Fossil Lake, Oregon, American Museum Novitates 481, 1-21
Kurten B., Anderson E. (1980) , Pleistocene mammals of North America, 1-442
Wilson D. E., Reeder D. M. (1993) , Mammal species of the world, 1-1206
(1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (1992) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. (2005) Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2 - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole (2000) Common Names of Mammals of the World - via Catalogue of Life
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner (1987) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada: Resource Publication, no. 166 - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and Sue Ruff, eds. (1999) The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals - via Catalogue of Life
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Wilson, Don E., and Sue Ruff, eds., 1999: null. The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals. xxv + 750. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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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