Gliridae

GliridaeMuirhead, 1819

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Simpson (1945) deemed Myoxidae Gray, 1821 invalid due to the apparent synonymy of the type genus Myoxus Zimmermann, 1790, with Glis Brisson, 1762, and used Gliridae Thomas, 1896. Hopwood (1947) argued that Brisson’s names are invalid because they are not Linnaean or binomial, and noted that Glis is valid in Erxleben (1777) for marmots, ground-squirrels, voles, and lemmings, rendering Glis Storr, 1780 (which included pedetids, dormice, and other rodents) invalid. Thus the oldest available name to replace Glis Brisson is Myoxus Zimmerman, valid in Linnaeus (1788) for dormice, and, but for the ruling discussed below, the correct family name for dormice would be Myoxidae. Despite this clear historical evidence given in support of recognizing Myoxidae as the valid family name for dormice (see also Wahlert et al., 1993), and despite the willingness of many dormouse experts to employ Myoxidae as the valid family name (Hutterer, 1996; and usage of M... [truncated]

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.