Ctenohystrica HUCHON, CATZEFLIS et DOUZERY, 2000

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Suborder Ctenohystrica HUCHON, CATZEFLIS et DOUZERY, 2000

Family Ctenodactylidae GERVAIS, 1823 Family Diatomyidae MEIN et GINSBURG, 1997 Family Tsaganomyidae 6 MATTHEW et GRANGER, 1923

Infraorder Hystricognathi TULLBERG, 1899 Family Hystricidae FISCHER [DE WALDHEIM], 1917 Family Bathyergidae WATERHOUSE, 1841 Family Heterocephalidae LANDRY, 1957 Superfamily Thryonomyoidea POCOCK, 1922 Family Thryonomyidae POCOCK, 1922 Family Petromuridae TULLBERG, 1899

Parvorder Caviomorpha WOOD , 19557 Family Agoutidae 8 GRAY, 1821 Family Dasyproctidae GRAY, 1825 Family Caviidae FISCHER [DE WALDHEIM], 1917 Family Hydrochoeridae GRAY, 1825 Family Erethizontidae BONAPARTE, 1845 Family Dinomyidae PETERS, 1873 Family Chinchillidae BENNETT, 1833 Family Abrocomidae MILLER et GIDLEY, 1918 Family Octodontidae WATERHOUSE, 1839 Family Ctenomyidae LESSON, 1842 Family Capromyidae SMITH, 1842 Family Echimyidae GRAY, 1825 Family Myocastoridae 9 AMEGHINO, 1902

1 Extinct group placed here in the analysis of Marivaux et al. (2004).

2 Extinct family placed with geomyoids by consensus (e.g. Wood 1955, Korth 1994).

3 Position endorsed by Jansa et al. (2009).

4 Spalacidae includes four subfamilies, extant Spalacinae , Rhizomyinae , and Myospalacinae , and following Wang and Qiu (2018) the extinct Tachyoryctoidinae SCHAUB, 1958 .

5 Recent work finds Calomyscidae basal to Nesomyidae plus higher muroids (Steppan and Schenk 2017).

6 Extinct Tsaganomyidae MATTHEW et GRANGER, 1923 are placed here following Bryant and McKenna (1995).

7 Vucetich et al. (2015) differ somewhat in family recognition, and list several extinct clades.

8 Agoutidae GRAY, 1821 predates Cuniculidae MILLER et GIDLEY, 1918 (McKenna and Bell 1997).

9 Included in Echimyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).