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Sylvisorex

Osteichthyes - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Sylvisorex was named by Thomas (1904). It is extant.

It was assigned to Crocidurini by Van Valen (1967); and to Soricidae by Carroll (1988).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Sylvisorex Thomas
1967Sylvisorex Van Valen
1988Sylvisorex Carroll

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilyCrocidurinaeMilne Edwards 1874
tribeCrociduriniMilne Edwards 1872
genusSylvisorexThomas 1904

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. Sylvisorex Thomas 1904
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Sylvisorex gemmeus Heller 1910
Sylvisorex morio Gray 1862
Sylvisorex sorelloides Lönnberg 1912
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 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 1.8 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Tanzania S. olduvaiensis (22596)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania S. olduvaiensis (22628)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cote D'Ivoire S. megalura (21692)