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Stenoechinus

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy

Species
S. tantalus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Stenoechinus Rich and Rasmussen
1981Stenoechinus Rich
2008Stenoechinus 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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyErinaceinaeFischer de Waldheim 1817
tribeErinaceiniFischer de Waldheim 1817
genusStenoechinus

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. †Stenoechinus Rich and Rasmussen 1973
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Stenoechinus tantalus Rich and Rasmussen 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Arikareean or 23.04000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) S. tantalus (17543 17700)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Colorado) S. tantalus (18978)