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Taxonomy
Lusorex was named by Storch and Qiu (2004). Its type is Lusorex taishanensis.
It was assigned to Heterosoricinae by Storch and Qiu (2004).
It was assigned to Heterosoricinae by Storch and Qiu (2004).
Species
L. taishanensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Lusorex Storch and Qiu p. 357 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Storch and Z. Qiu 2004 | First and second upper and lower molars resemble those of Wilsonosorex Martin, 1978. Differs from Wilsonosorex by its undivided mesostyle (well-divided in Wilsonosorex), crest-like and Y-shaped metaconule (a high pinted cusp in Wilsonosorex), and weaker paraconule of M1-2 (strong and doubled in Wilsonosorex); discontinuous ectocingulid below protoconid and hypoconid (below protoconid only in Wilsonosorex), and very sharp, laterally compressed entoconid of m1-2 (less crest-like in Wilsonosorex). Small size as in W. bateslandensis. Additional diagnostic features include rather small first upper and lower incisors. Differs from all other heterosoricine genera in having well-developed conules on upper molares and reduced ectocingulids on lowers. Postcranial skeleton essentially soricid-like. Differs from other subfamilies, as far as known, by unfused tibia and fibula. |