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Geolabis

Osteichthyes - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Geolabis was named by Cope (1884) [thought to be a synonym of Metacodon or Ankylodon by Clark 1966]. Its type is Geolabis rhynchaeus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Centetodon by Lillegraven et al. (1981), Asher et al. (2005), Lopatin (2006).

It was assigned to Leptictidae by Hay (1902); to Talpidae by Hay (1930); to Erinaceidae by Johnson (1966); and to Geolabidinae by Van Valen (1967).

Species
G. rhynchaeus (type species)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Geolabis Cope
1902Geolabis Hay p. 739
1930Geolabis Hay p. 439
1936Metacodon Clark
1966Metacodon Clark
1966Geolabis Johnson p. 80
1967Geolabis Van Valen
1972Metacodon Russell

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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
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
genusGeolabisCope 1884

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. †Geolabis Cope 1884
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Geolabis rhynchaeus Cope 1884
Invalid names: Metacodon Clark 1936 [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: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available