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Condylurini

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Condylurini was named by Trouessart (1879).

It was assigned to Talpinae by Van Valen (1967), Gunnell et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Condylurini Trouessart
1967Condylurini Van Valen
2008Condylurini Gunnell et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
tribeCondyluriniTrouessart 1879
tribeCondyluriniTrouessart 1879

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.

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]
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, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 1.40000 to 0.01400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.21 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Condylura cristata (124319 125941) Condylura crystata (123875)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (West Virginia) Condylura cristata (20554)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Maryland) Condylura sp., Condylura cristata (20302)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (South Carolina) Condylura cristata (206990)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Condylura cristata (82258 103991 104758) Condylura crystata (124089)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Condylura cristata (93332 124950)