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Sorex arcticus (arctic shrew)

Osteichthyes - Soricidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Sorex arcticus Kerr
1980Sorex arcticus Kurten and Anderson p. 107

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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
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeSoriciniFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusSorex
speciesarcticusKerr 1792

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.

Sorex arcticus Kerr 1792 [arctic shrew]
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Sorex arcticus (124319 125941)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Sorex arcticus (20313 20314 20423)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Oklahoma) Sorex arcticus (20309)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Nebraska) Sorex arcticus (20138)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (West Virginia) Sorex arcticus (20554)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Colorado) Sorex arcticus (20369)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) Sorex arcticus (82890)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Sorex arcticus (82258 103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Sorex arcticus (93332 123868)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Sorex arcticus (104035 104672)