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Taxonomy
Neomys was named by Kaup (1829). It is extant.
It was assigned to Neomyini by Van Valen (1967), George (1986); and to Soricidae by Kurten (1968), Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Neomyini by Van Valen (1967), George (1986); and to Soricidae by Kurten (1968), Carroll (1988).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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.
G. Neomys Kaup 1829 [water shrew]
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Neomys fodiens Pennant 1771 [Eurasian water shrew]
Invalid names: Crossopus Wagler 1832 [synonym], Hydrogale Kaump 1829 [synonym], Leucorrhynchus Kaup 1829 [synonym], Myosictis Pomel 1854 [synonym], Pinalia Gray 1838 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Gingerich 2003, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 14 to the top of the Holocene or 5.09000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.16 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.16 Ma
Collections (23 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| MN 14 | Ukraine (Odessa) | Neomys alpinoides (168005) | |
| MN 14 - MN 15 | Poland | Neomys newtoni (33873) | |
| MN 15 | Türkiye (Afion) | Neomys sp. (68570) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Italy (Verona) | Neomys sp. (43644) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Greece | Neomys sp. (34767) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) | Neomys sp. (35431) | |
| Pleistocene | Poland | Neomys newtoni (33874) | |
| Pleistocene | Spain (Castilla-Leon) | Neomys sp. (34872) | |
| Calabrian | Spain (Castilla-Leon) | Neomys sp. (34870) | |
| Calabrian | Spain (Murcia) | Neomys anomalus (34128) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Norfolk) | Neomys newtoni (49816) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Vicenza) | Neomys sp. (43691 43695) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Spain (Granada) | Neomys sp. (34842 34985) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Italy (Verona) | Neomys sp. (43655) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) | Neomys newtoni (49999) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Romania | Neomys sp. (40260) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Czechia | Neomys newtoni (36219) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Austria (Niederoesterreich) | Neomys anomalus (50258) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Spain (Arrasate) | Neomys sp. (191758) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Neomys fodiens (43631) | |
| Holocene | Netherlands | Neomys fodiens (55533) |