Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Parent taxon: Soricinae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Allosoricini, Amblycoptini, Anourosoricini, Blarinini, Hemisorex, Neomyini, Soricini
Subtaxa: Arctisorex Beckiasorex Crusafontina Hesperosorex Notiosorex
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections), United States (13: Arizona, California, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas)
• Blancan of Mexico (1), United States (8: Arizona, California, Kansas, Nevada, Texas)
• Pliocene of Canada (1: Northwest Territories), Ukraine (1)
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Arizona, Nebraska)
• Miocene of Austria (8), Germany (2), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Poland (1), Spain (2), United States (5: Nebraska, Oregon, Wyoming)
Total: 49 collections including 51 occurrences