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Scapanulus

Osteichthyes - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Scapanulus was named by Thomas (1912). It is extant.

It was assigned to Urotrichini by Van Valen (1967); and to Scalopini by Skoczen (1980), Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Scapanulus Thomas
1967Scapanulus Van Valen
1980Scapanulus Skoczen
2005Scapanulus Wilson and Reeder

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
subfamilyTalpinaeFisher von Waldheim 1817
tribeScalopiniDobson 1883
genusScapanulusThomas 1912

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.

G. Scapanulus Thomas 1912
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Scapanulus agrarius Skoczen 1980
Scapanulus lampounensis Mein and Ginsburg 1997
Scapanulus oweni Thomas 1912 [Gansu mole]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:41:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the MN 14 or 20.45000 to 4.16000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Thailand S. lampounensis (48126)
MN 145.09 - 4.16Poland S. agrarius (32240)