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Desmanella gudrunae

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Desmanella gudrunae was named by van den Hoek Ostende and Fejfar (2006). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMP Me, FE-Li7408-0001, a mandible (sin with p4-m3). Its type locality is Merkur-North, which is in an Orleanian fluvial-lacustrine marl/coal in the Most Formation of Czechia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Desmanella gudrunae van den Hoek Ostende and Fejfar p. 177

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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)
subfamilyDesmaninaeThomas 1912
genusDesmanellaEngesser 1972
speciesgudrunae

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 gudrunae van den Hoek Ostende and Fejfar 2006
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. W. van den Hoek Ostende and O. Fejfar 2006Small species of Desmanella (m2 = 1.54). Dental formula complete; all lower molars with two roots. p1>p2
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MN 2 to the top of the Orleanian or 22.40000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Desmanella sp. (66138)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Czechia (Ústí nad Labem) Desmanella gudrunae (type locality: 48173)