Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Soricidae
Full reference: J.W.F. Reumer. 1987. Redefinition of the Soricidae and the Heterosoricidae (Insectivora, Mammalia), with the description of the Crocidosoricinae, a new subfamily of Soricidae. Revue de Paléobiologie 6(2):189-192
Parent taxon: Soricidae according to A. V. Lopatin 2004
See also Lopatin 2006, Reumer 1987 and Vasileiadou and Koufos 2005
Sister taxa: Alloblarinella, Allosoricinae, Alluvisorex, Asoriculus, Beremendia, Cokia, Cretasorex, Crocidurinae, Heterosoricinae, Limnoecinae, Lunanosorex, Nesiotites, Paenepetenyia, Parydrosorex, Petenyiella, Podihik, Protosorex, Siwalikosorex, Soricinae, Soricolestinae, Zelceina
Subtaxa: Carposorex Clapasorex Crocidosoricini Florinia Lartetium Miosorex Oligosorex Oligosoricini Soricella Srinitium Taatsiinia Tavoonyia Ulmensia
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Spain (1 collection)
• Miocene of China (2), Germany (11), Greece (2), Hungary (1), Italy (2), Kazakhstan (1), Mongolia (3), Poland (2), Portugal (2), the Russian Federation (1), Serbia and Montenegro (4), Slovakia (1), Spain (5), Switzerland (6), Turkey (1)
• Oligocene of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), France (4), Germany (4), Kazakhstan (1), Mongolia (7)
Total: 62 collections including 92 occurrences