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Desmana moschata (Russian desman)

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Castor moschatus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Desmana moschata by Thomas (1911), Kurten (1968), Rümke (1985) and Stuart (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Castor moschatus Linnaeus p. 59
1911Desmana moschata Thomas p. 146
1968Desmana moschata Kurten p. 48
1985Desmana moschata Rümke p. 184
1992Desmana moschata Stuart

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
genusDesmanaGuldenstaedt 1777
speciesmoschata()

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.

Desmana moschata Linnaeus 1758 [Russian desman]
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. G. Rümke 1985the mean length of the p2 is about 2.24 mm, the mean length of the p3 is about 2.12 mm, the mean length of the p4 is about 2.71 mm; the p2/p3 ratio is about 1.06. The p1 is single rooted.
The mean length of the C is about 2.33 mm, the mean length of the P2 is about 2.35 mm, the mean length of the P3 is about 1.96 mm; the P2/P3 ratio is about 1.20. The P1 is single rooted.