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Sorex subminutus

Osteichthyes - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Sorex subminutus was named by Sulimski (1962). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MZ VIII/Vm-309/1, a skull. Its type locality is Węże, which is in a MN 15 cave breccia in Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Sorex subminutus Sulimski p. 461 figs. Pl. 2, fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeSoriciniFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusSorex
speciessubminutus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Sorex subminutus Sulimski 1962
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Sulimski 1962The dental formula is 3/2, 1/0, 3/1, 3/3. i1 is short, thick, robust, with the tip strongly hooked. i2 is reduced, rather small. p4 short and high. The molar talonids are broader than the trigonids. The tips of molars hooked backwards. Horizontal ramus slender, lower than the height of the molars. Mental foramen below m1. P4 much molarized, with a strong hypocone. M3 lacking both hypocone and metastyle. Nasal bones narrow and long. Infraorbital foramen broad.