Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Full reference: B. Engesser. 1980. Insectivora und Chiroptera (Mammalia) aus dem Neogen der Türkei. Schweizerischen Paläontologischen Abhandlungen 102:46-149
Belongs to Desmanella according to B. Engesser 1980
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 stehlini
Type specimen: NMB Sar. 130, a tooth (M1 sup. sin.). Its type locality is Saricay, which is in a MN 7 + 8 terrestrial horizon in Turkey.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Saricay
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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