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Taxonomy
Spalax was named by Güldenstadt (1770). It is extant. Its type is Spalax microphthalmus.
It was assigned to Murina by Illiger (1811); to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Spalacinae by de Bruijn et al. (1970) and Steppan et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Murina by Illiger (1811); to Cricetidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Spalacinae by de Bruijn et al. (1970) and Steppan et al. (2004).
Species
S. microphthalmus (syn. Mus typhla) (type species), S. sotirisi
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1770 | Spalax Güldenstadt |
1777 | Glis Erxleben |
1811 | Spalax Illiger p. 86 |
1970 | Spalax de Bruijn et al. p. 559 |
1997 | Spalax McKenna and Bell |
2004 | Spalax Steppan et al. p. 539 |
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G. Spalax Güldenstadt 1770
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Spalax microphthalmus Gülden 1770 [greater mole rat]
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Invalid names: Mus typhla Kerr 1792 [synonym]
†Spalax sotirisi de Bruijn et al. 1970
Invalid names: Glis Erxleben 1777 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available