Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Alternative combinations: Scalops aquaticus, Sorex aquaticus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Scalopus according to T. L. Yates and D. J. Schmidly 1975
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Hulbert and Pratt 1998, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Linnaeus 1758, Sherman 1952 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Scalopus blancoensis, Scalopus rexroadi, Scalopus sewardensis, Hesperoscalops ruficervus, Hesperoscalops mcgrewi
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (48: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia collections)
• Blancan of United States (4: Florida, Kansas, Nebraska)
Total: 52 collections each including a single occurrence
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