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Solenodon (solenodon)

Osteichthyes - Solenodontidae

Taxonomy
Solenodon was named by Brandt (1833). It is extant.

It was assigned to Solenodontidae by Palmer (1904), Van Valen (1967), Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Soricomorpha by Silcox et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Solenodon Brandt
1904Solenodon Palmer p. 872
1926Atopogale Cabrera
1962Antillogale Patterson
1967Solenodon Van Valen
2005Solenodon Wilson and Reeder
2010Solenodon Silcox et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
familySolenodontidae
genusSolenodonBrandt 1833

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. Solenodon Brandt 1833 [solenodon]
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Solenodon cubanus Peters 1861 [Cuban solenodon]
Solenodon paradoxus Brandt 1833
Invalid names: Antillogale Patterson 1962 [synonym], Atopogale Cabrera 1926 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:37:57
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Cuba (Matanzas) Solenodon cubanus (152870)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Cuba (Pinar del Río) Solenodon sp. (78640)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Cuba (Artemisa) Solenodon cubanus (195083)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic (Pedernales) Solenodon paradoxus (186694)