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Sorex praealpinus

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Sorex praealpinus was named by Heller (1930). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Sorex praealpinus Heller
1968Sorex praealpinus Kurten p. 44

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeSoriciniFischer von Waldheim 1817
genusSorex
speciespraealpinusHeller 1930

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.

Sorex praealpinus Heller 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MN 15 to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 4.20000 to 0.12600 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 154.2 - 3.2Poland Sorex praealpinus (33872)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Poland Sorex praealpinus (34682)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Sorex praealpinus (35905)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Verona) Sorex praealpinus (51625)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Poland Sorex praealpinus (33874)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Germany (Niedersachsen) Sorex praealpinus (50249)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) Sorex praealpinus (50243)