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Limnoecinae

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Limnoecinae was named by Repenning (1967). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Soricidae by Van Valen (1967), Lopatin (2006) and Gunnell et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Limnoecinae Repenning
1967Limnoecinae Van Valen
2006Limnoecinae Lopatin
2008Limnoecinae Gunnell et al.

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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
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilyLimnoecinaeRepenning 1967
subfamilyLimnoecinaeRepenning 1967

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.

Subfm. †Limnoecinae Repenning 1967
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G. †Angustidens Repenning 1967
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†Angustidens excultus Mayr and Fahlbusch 1975
†Angustidens vireti Wilson 1960
G. †Limnoecus Stirton 1930
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†Limnoecus compressus Wilson 1960
†Limnoecus niobrarensis Macdonald 1947
†Limnoecus tricuspis Stirton 1930
†Limnoecus truyolsi Gibert 1974
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: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Geringian to the top of the MN 11 or 30.80000 to 7.75000 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) Limnoecinae indet. (17709)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Limnoecus sp. (17843)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Limnoecus compressus (17963)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nevada) Antesorex compressus (18962)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Limnoecus sp. (18597)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Limnoecus sp. (19074 19075 19076)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Antesorex compressus (17878)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) Sorex compressus, Sorex vireti (17965)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Limnoecus sp. (19599)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Limnoecus sp. (17889)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Limnoecus sp. (19305 19605) Limnoecus tricuspis (19169 19173 19193 19271 19279 19280 19281 19304 19321 19416 19522 19523 19525 19549 19550 19557)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Limnoecus sp. (19088)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Limnoecus niobrarensis (18303)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Louisiana) Limnoecus niobrarensis (18632 18659 18666 18667 18668 18670 164388)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Limnoecus niobrarensis (18165) Limnoecus sp. (18443)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Limnoecus sp. (19017)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Limnoecus sp., Angustidens vireti (18803)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Limnoecus tricuspis (18845)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Limnoecus sp. (19383) Limnoecus tricuspis (19181)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Limnoecus tricuspis (19036)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Angustidens excultus (34256)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Limnoecus sp. (18225)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Niederoesterreich) Limnoecus sp. (32649)