Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Spalacotheriidae
Alternative spelling: Spalacotheriinae
Parent taxon: Spalacotherioidea according to S. C. Sweetman 2008
See also Archibald and Averianov 2005, Averianov 2002, Cassiliano and Clemens 1979, Cifelli et al. 2014, Cifelli and Madsen 1999, Clemens 1963, Clemens and Lees 1971, Flower and Lydekker 1891, Gao et al. 2010, Hay 1902, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Li and Luo 2006, Lydekker 1894, Marsh 1887, McKenna and Bell 1997, Simpson 1925, Simpson 1928 and Simpson 1929
Sister taxon: Zhangheotheriidae
Subtaxa: Akidolestes Cifellitherium Infernolestes Peralestes Spalacolestinae Spalacotherium Symmetrolestes
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections), China (3), France (2), Germany (1), Japan (1), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (13), United States (26: Arkansas, Montana, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming), Uzbekistan (2)
• Jurassic of United States (1: Utah)
Total: 54 collections including 65 occurrences