Capromys

Capromys pilorides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Octodontoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Hystricomorpha Infraordo: Hystricognathi Parvordo: Caviomorpha Superfamilia: Octodontoidea

Familia: Echimyidae
Subfamilia: Capromyinae
Tribus: Capromyini
Genus: Capromys
Species (2 + †2): †C. acevedo – C. garridoi – †C. latus – C. pilorides

Name

Capromys Desmarest, 1822: 185

• Type species: Capromys Furnieri Desmarest, 1822, by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Isodon Say, 1822: 332
  • Type species: Isodon pilorides Say, 1822, by monotypy.

• Procapromys Chapman, 1901: 322
  • Type species: Capromys geayi Pousargues, 1899, by original designation.

• Macrocapromys Arredondo, 1958
  • Type species: Macrocapromys acevedo Arredondo, 1958, by monotypy.

• Leptocapromys Kratochvíl, Rodríguez & Baruš, 1978: 36
  • Type species: Capromys garridoi Varona, 1970, by original designation.

• Palaeocapromys Varona & Arredondo, 1979: 4
  • Type species: Capromys (Palaeocapromys) latus Varona & Arredondo, 1979, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Desmarest, A.G. 1822. Mémoire sur un nouveau genre de mammifères de l'ordre des rongeurs, nommé Capromys. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société philomatique de Paris 1822: 185–188. BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1822. On a quadruped, belonging to the order Rodentia. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2(2): 330–343. BHL Reference page. 
• Chapman, F.M. 1901. A revision of the genus Capromys. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 14(21): 313–323. hdl: 2246/733 Reference page. 
• Arredondo, O. 1958. Los roedores cubanos extinguidos. El Cartero Cubano 17(12): 8–11. Reference page. 
• Kratochvíl, J., Rodríguez, L. & Baruš, V. 1978. Capromyinae (Rodentia) of Cuba. I. Acta scientiarum naturalium Academiae Scientiarum Bohemoslovacae, New Series 12(11): 1–60. Reference page. 
• Varona, L.S. & Arredondo, O. 1979. Nuevos táxones fósiles de Capromyidae (Rodentia: Caviomorpha). Poeyana 195: 1–51. Reference page.