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Galerix socialis

Osteichthyes - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Galerix socialis was named by von Meyer (1865). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Galerix socialis von Meyer

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyGalericinaePomel 1848
genusGalerixvon Meyer 1865
speciessocialisvon Meyer 1865

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.

Galerix socialis von Meyer 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 6 to the top of the MN 7 + 8 or 13.82000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 613.82 - 12.75Portugal (Santarém) Galerix socialis (38137)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Portugal (Setúbal) Galerix socialis (65952)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Galerix socialis (49421)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Galerix socialis (46277 53571)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain Galerix socialis (40765)