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Scapanus latimanus (broad-footed mole)

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Scalops latimanus was named by Bachman (1842). It is extant.

It was recombined as Scapanus latimanus by Hay (1930), Hutchison (1968), Yates and Schmidly (1975), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Hutchison (1987), Wilson and Reeder (1993).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Scalops latimanus Bachman
1856Scalops californicus Ayres
1899Scapanus californicus Bangs
1930Scapanus latimanus Hay p. 439
1968Scapanus latimanus Hutchison
1975Scapanus latimanus Yates and Schmidly p. 902
1980Scapanus latimanus Kurten and Anderson p. 114
1987Scapanus latimanus Hutchison
1993Scapanus latimanus Wilson and Reeder

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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
tribeScalopiniDobson 1883
genusScapanusPomel 1848
specieslatimanus(Bachman 1842)

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.

Scapanus latimanus Bachman 1842 [broad-footed mole]
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Invalid names: Scalops californicus Ayres 1856 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialg
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-05-14 21:04:23
Modified: 2011-05-14 06:04:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Freeman 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Blancan to the top of the Rancholabrean or 4.70000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Oregon) Scapanus latimanus (20018)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Scapanus latimanus (20387)
Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean1.4 - 0.014USA (California) Scapanus latimanus (20323)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (California) Scapanus latimanus (84880 192633 225558 240844)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Scapanus latimanus (106400 219438)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Scapanus californicus (155393)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Scapanus latimanus (20642 20644)