Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Full reference: B. Engesser. 1972. Die obermiozäne Säugetierfauna von Anwil (Baselland); (The Upper Miocene mammalian fauna of Anwil, Baselland). Tätigkeitsberichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Baselland 28:35-364
Belongs to Desmanella according to B. Engesser 1972
Sister taxa: Desmanella amasyae, Desmanella cingulata, Desmanella compacta, Desmanella compactus, Desmanella crusafonti, Desmanella dubia, Desmanella engesseri, Desmanella fejfari, Desmanella gardiolensis, Desmanella gudrunae, Desmanella quinquecuspidata, Desmanella rietscheli, Desmanella sickenbergi
Type specimen: NMB AL 159, Switzerland, a tooth (M1 sup. dext.,). Its type locality is Anwil, Baselland, which is in a MN 7 + 8 fluvial-lacustrine horizon in Switzerland.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (2 collections), Switzerland (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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