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Talpoidea
Taxonomy
Talpoidea was named by Fischer de Waldheim (1817). It is extant.
It was assigned to Insectivora by Barnosky (1981); to Erinaceomorpha by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Soricota by Lopatin (2006).
It was assigned to Insectivora by Barnosky (1981); to Erinaceomorpha by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Soricota by Lopatin (2006).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1817 | Talpoidea Fischer de Waldheim p. 372 |
| 1981 | Talpoidea Barnosky p. 288 |
| 1997 | Talpoidea McKenna and Bell p. 279 |
| 2006 | Talpoidea Lopatin |
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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.
Superfm. Talpoidea Fischer de Waldheim 1817
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Fm. †Proscalopidae Reed 1961
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G. †Mesoscalops Reed 1960
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†Mesoscalops montanensis Barnosky 1981
†Mesoscalops scopelotemos Reed 1960
Invalid names: Arctoryctes Matthew 1907 [nomen dubium], Arctoryctes terrenus Matthew 1907 [nomen dubium]
G. †Oligoscalops Reed 1961
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G. †Proscalops Matthew 1901
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†Proscalops evelynae Macdonald 1963
†Proscalops intermedius Barnosky 1982
†Proscalops miocaenus Matthew 1901
†Proscalops secundus Matthew 1909
†Proscalops tertius Reed 1961
Fm. Talpidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817 [mole]
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G. Desmana Guldenstaedt 1777 [Russian desman]
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G. †Archaeodesmana Topachevski and Pashkov 1983
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†Archaeodesmana adroveri Rümke 1985
†Archaeodesmana baetica Martín-Suárez et al. 2001
†Archaeodesmana brailloni Rümke 1985
†Archaeodesmana dekkersi Rümke 1985
†Archaeodesmana dissona Cailleux et al. 2024
†Archaeodesmana luteyni Rümke 1985
†Archaeodesmana major Rümke 1985
†Archaeodesmana primigenia Ziegler 2005
†Archaeodesmana turolense Rümke 1985
†Archaeodesmana vinea Storch 1978
Invalid names: Dibolia Rümke 1985 [synonym], Ruemkelia Rzebik-Kowalska and Pawlowski 1994 [synonym]
†Desmana inflata Rümke 1985
†Desmana kowalskae Rümke 1985
Desmana moschata Linnaeus 1758 [Russian desman]
†Desmana nehringi Kormos 1913
†Desmana pontica Schreuder 1940
†Desmana pyrenaica Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1811
†Desmana thermalis Kormos 1930
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Invalid names: Desmagale pannonica Kretzoi 1953 [synonym], Desmana crassidens Kretzoi 1953 [synonym], Desmana tegelensis Schreuder 1940 [synonym]
†Desmana verestchagini Topachevski 1961
†Desmana verestchagini amutriensis Radulescu et al. 1989
Invalid names: Caprios Wagler 1830 [synonym], Desmagale Kretzoi 1953 [synonym], Desman Lacepede 1799 [synonym], Desmanus Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Mygale Cuvier 1800 [synonym], Myogale Brandt 1836 [synonym], Myogalea Fischer 1829 [synonym], Palaeospalax Owen 1846 [synonym]
Subfm. Desmaninae Thomas 1912
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G. †Desmanella Engesser 1972
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†Desmanella amasyae Engesser 1980
†Desmanella cingulata Engesser 1980
†Desmanella compacta Lopatin 2004
†Desmanella compactus Lopatin 2004
†Desmanella crusafonti Rümke 1974
†Desmanella dubia Rümke 1976
†Desmanella engesseri Ziegler 1985
†Desmanella fejfari Gibert 1974
†Desmanella gardiolensis Crochet 1986
†Desmanella gudrunae van den Hoek Ostende and Fejfar 2006
†Desmanella quinquecuspidata Mayr and Fahlbusch 1975
†Desmanella rietscheli Storch and Dahlmann 2000
†Desmanella sickenbergi Engesser 1980
†Desmanella stehlini Engesser 1972
G. Galemys Kaup 1829 [Pyrenean desman]
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†Galemys kormosi Schreuder 1940
Galemys pyrenaicus Geoffroy 1811 [Pyrenean desman]
†Galemys semseyi Kormos 1913
†Galemys sulimskii Rümke 1985
Invalid names: Galomys Agassiz 1846 [synonym], Mygalina Saint-Hilaire 1835 [synonym]
G. †Geomana Brunner 1957
G. †Mygalea Schreuder 1940
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†Mygalea antiqua Pomel 1848
†Mygalea jaegeri Seemann 1938
†Mygalea magna Ziegler 1990
G. †Paratalpa Lavocat 1951
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†Paratalpa brachychir v. Meyer 1846
†Paratalpa meyeri Schlosser 1877
†Paratalpa micheli Lavocat 1951
†Paratalpa micheli saulcetensis Hugeuney 1972
Invalid names: Teutonotalpa Hutchison 1974 [synonym]
Invalid names: Myogalina Mivart 1871 [synonym]
G. †Desmanodon Engesser 1980
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†Desmanodon burkarti van den Hoek Ostende 1997
†Desmanodon crocheti Prieto 2010
†Desmanodon daamsi van den Hoek Ostende 1997
†Desmanodon fluegeli Prieto 2010
†Desmanodon major Engesser 1980
†Desmanodon minor Engesser 1980
†Desmanodon ziegleri van den Hoek Ostende 1997
G. †Domninoides Green 1956
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†Domninoides hessei Dalquest et al. 1996
†Domninoides knoxjonesi Dalquest et al. 1996
†Domninoides mimicus Wilson 1968
†Domninoides platybrachys Douglass 1903
†Domninoides riparensis Green 1956
†Domninoides santafei Gibert 1974
G. †Galeospalax Pomel 1848
G. †Geolabis Cope 1884
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†Geolabis rhynchaeus Cope 1884
Invalid names: Metacodon Clark 1936 [synonym]
G. †Hyporyssus Pomel 1848
G. †Mioscalops Ostrander et al. 1986
G. Mogera Pomel 1848
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Mogera coreana Thomas 1907
Mogera insularis Swinhoe 1863 [insular mole]
Mogera wogura Temminck 1842 [Japanese mole]
G. Neurotrichus Günther 1880 [shrew mole]
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Neurotrichus gibbsii Baird 1858 [shrew mole]
†Neurotrichus polonicus Skoczen 1980
G. Parascalops True 1894
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Parascalops breweri Bachman 1842 [hairly-tailed vole]
†Parascalops fossilis Skoczen 1993
†Parascalops grayensis Oberg and Samuels 2022
G. †Quadrodens Macdonald 1970
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†Quadrodens wilsoni Macdonald 1970
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Invalid names: Palaeoscalopus pineridgensis Macdonald 1970 [synonym]
Invalid names: Palaeoscalopus Macdonald 1970 [synonym]
G. Scaptochirus Milne-Edwards 1867 [Short-faced mole]
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Scaptochirus moschatus Milne-Edwards 1867 [Short-faced mole]
Invalid names: Chiroscaptor Heude 1898 [synonym]
Subfm. †Suleimaninae Van den Hoek Ostende 2001
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G. Talpa Linnaeus 1758
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Talpa caeca Savi 1822 [blind mole]
†Talpa episcopalis Kormos 1930
Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 [European mole]
†Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864
†Talpa gilothi Storch 1978
†Talpa gracilis Kormos 1930
†Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914
†Talpa minuta Blainville 1840
†Talpa neagui Radulescu and Samson 1989
†Talpa praeglacialis Kormos 1930
†Talpa romana Thomas 1902
†Talpa tenuidentata Ziegler 1990
†Talpa tyrrhenica Bate 1945
†Talpa vallesensis Villalta and Crusafont 1944
Invalid names: Asioscalops Stroganov 1941 [synonym], Eoscalops Stroganov 1941 [synonym], Euroscaptor Miller 1940 [synonym], Heterotalpa Peters 1863 [synonym], Talpops Gervais 1868 [synonym]
Subfm. Talpinae Fisher von Waldheim 1817
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Tr. †Condylurini Trouessart 1879
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G. Condylura Illinger 1811 [star-nosed mole]
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Condylura cristata Linnaeus 1758 [star-nosed mole]
Invalid names: Astromycter Harris 1825 [synonym], Rhinaster Wagler 1830 [synonym], Talpasorex Schinz 1821 [synonym]
Tr. Scalopini Dobson 1883
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G. †Leptoscaptor Ziegler 2003
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†Leptoscaptor bavaricum Ziegler 2003
†Leptoscaptor robustior Ziegler 2003
G. †Proscapanus Gaillard 1899
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†Proscapanus austriacus Ziegler 2006
†Proscapanus intercedens Ziegler 1985
†Proscapanus lehmani Gibert 1974
†Proscapanus minor Ziegler 2006
†Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851
Invalid names: Proscapaneus Winge 1917 [synonym]
G. †Scalopoides Wilson 1960
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†Scalopoides hutchisoni Korth and Evander 2016
†Scalopoides isodens Wilson 1960
†Scalopoides ripafodiator Hutchison 1968
G. Scalopus Geoffroy 1803
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Scalopus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern mole]
†Scalopus blancoensis Dalquest 1975
†Scalopus rexroadi Hibbard 1941
†Scalopus sewardensis Reed 1962
Invalid names: Hesperoscalops Hibbard 1941 [synonym], Scalops Illinger 1811 [synonym]
G. Scapanulus Thomas 1912
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†Scapanulus agrarius Skoczen 1980
†Scapanulus lampounensis Mein and Ginsburg 1997
Scapanulus oweni Thomas 1912 [Gansu mole]
G. Scapanus Pomel 1848
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†Scapanus hagermanensis Hutchison 1987
Scapanus latimanus Bachman 1842 [broad-footed mole]
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Invalid names: Scalops californicus Ayres 1856 [synonym]
†Scapanus malatinus Hutchison 1987
Scapanus orarius True 1896
†Scapanus proceridens Hutchison 1968
†Scapanus shultzi Tedford 1961
Scapanus townsendii Bachman 1839
G. †Yanshuella Storch and Qiu 1983
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†Yanshuella columbiana Hutchison 1968
†Yanshuella primaeva Schlosser 1924
Invalid names: Scapanei Winge 1917 [synonym]
Tr. Scaptonychini Van Valen 1966
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G. †Geotrypus Pomel 1848
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†Geotrypus copernici Skoczen 1980
†Geotrypus ehrensteinensis Ziegler 1990
†Geotrypus montisasini Ziegler 1990
†Geotrypus oschiriensis de Bruijn and Rümke 1974
†Geotrypus tomerdingensis Tobien 1939
Invalid names: Protalpa Filhol 1877 [synonym]
G. Scaptonyx Milne-Edwards 1872 [Long-tailed mole]
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†Scaptonyx edwardsi Gaillard 1899
Scaptonyx fusicaudus Milne-Edwards 1872 [long-tailed mole]
Tr. Urotrichini Dobson 1883
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G. †Myxomygale Filhol 1890
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†Myxomygale antiqua Filhol 1890
†Myxomygale asiaprima Lopatin 2004
†Myxomygale engesseri Doukas 1986
†Myxomygale gracilis Ziegler 2003
†Myxomygale hutchisoni Ziegler 1985
Invalid names: Palurotrichus Ziegler 1985 [synonym]
G. †Percymygale Hugueney and Maridet 2017
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†Percymygale minor Ziegler 1990
†Percymygale vauclusensis Crochet 1995
G. †Pseudoparatalpa Lopatin 1999
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†Pseudoparatalpa lavroi Bendukidze 1993
†Pseudoparatalpa shevyrevae Lopatin 1999
G. Urotrichus Temminck 1841 [greater Japanese shrew-mole]
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†Urotrichus dolichochir Gaillard 1899
†Urotrichus giganteus Ziegler 2006
Urotrichus talpoides Temminck 1841 [Japanese shrew mole]
Subfm. Uropsilinae Dobson 1883
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G. †Mystipterus Hall 1930
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†Mystipterus martini Wilson 1960
†Mystipterus pacificus Hutchison 1968
†Mystipterus vespertilio Hall 1930
Invalid names: Mydecodon Wilson 1960 [synonym]
G. †Theratiskos Hoek Ostende 2001
G. Uropsilus Milne-Edwards 1871 [shrew mole]
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Uropsilus soricipes Milne-Edwards 1871 [Chinese shrew mole]
Invalid names: Nasillus Thomas 1911 [synonym], Rhynchonax Thomas 1912 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chrysochlorina Gray 1825 [empty], Myaladae Gray 1821 [synonym], Scalopinae Gill 1875 [empty], Soricina Gray 1825 [empty], Talpina Gray 1825 [empty], Tenrecina Gray 1825 [empty], Tupaina Gray 1825 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available