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Desmanella sickenbergi

Osteichthyes - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Desmanella sickenbergi was named by Engesser (1980). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMB Sar. 130, a tooth (M1 sup. sin.). Its type locality is Saricay, which is in a MN 7 + 8 terrestrial horizon in Türkiye.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Desmanella sickenbergi Engesser p. 93

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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()
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)
subfamilyDesmaninaeThomas 1912
genusDesmanellaEngesser 1972
speciessickenbergi

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.

Desmanella sickenbergi Engesser 1980
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Engesser 1980Neuer Art von Desmanella, deren P4 einen sehr voluminösen, stark verlängerten Aussenhügel und einen sher kurzen Innenhügel aufweist. M1 ohne oder mit ganz schwachen Parastyl und mit sehr kurzen Lingualteil. Postcingulum von M1 und M2 endigt an der basis des Metaconulus, ohne bis zum Protoconus weiterzuziehen. m1 und m2 mit relativ schwachen Cingulum, welches an der Basis des Hypoconids immer und an der Basis des Protoconids meist unterbrochen ist. m1 grösser als m2 oder zumindest gleich gross. p4 mit niedriger, nach hinten gerichten Spitze.
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, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: MN 7 + 8 or 12.75000 to 11.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Türkiye (Mugla) Desmanella sickenbergi (type locality: 68568)