Mesocapromys

Mesocapromys

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: Mesocapromys
Species (5): M. angelcabrerai – M. auritus – M. melanurus – M. nanus – M. sanfelipensis

Name

Mesocapromys Varona, 1970

• Type species: Capromys (Mesocapromys) auritus Varona, 1970, by original designation.

Combinations

• Capromys (Mesocapromys) Varona, 1970: 8 [original combination, as subgenus of Capromys]
• Mesocapromys: Kratochvíl, Rodríguez & Baruš, 1978 [subsequent combination, elevate to genus]

Synonyms

• Paracapromys Kratochvíl, Rodríguez & Baruš, 1978: 15 [as subgenus of Mesocapromys]
  • Type species: Capromys nana G.M. Allen, 1917, by original designation.
• Pygmaeocapromys Varona, 1979: 5 [as subgenus of Capromys]
  • Type species: Capromys (Pygmaeocapromys) angelcabrerai Varona, 1979, by original designation.
• †Stenocapromys Varona & Arredondo, 1979: 17 [as subgenus of Capromys]
  • Type species: †Capromys gracilis Varona & Arredondo, 1979, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Varona, L.S. 1970. Nueva especie y nuevo subgénero de Capromys (Rodentia: Caviomorpha) de Cuba (In Spanish). Poeyana, Serie A 73: 1–18. 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. 1979. Subgénero y especie nuevos de Capromys (Rodentia: Caviomorpha) para Cuba (In Spanish). Poeyana 194: 1–33. Reference page. 
• Varona, L.S. & Arredondo, O. 1979. Nuevos táxones fósiles de Capromyidae (Rodentia: Caviomorpha). Poeyana 195: 1–51. Reference page. 

Links

• Mesocapromys in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.