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Galemys (Pyrenean desman)

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Galemys was named by Kaup (1829). It is extant. Its type is Galemys pyrenaicus.

It was assigned to Desmaninae by Van Valen (1967); and to Talpidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
G. kormosi, G. pyrenaicus (type species), G. semseyi, G. sulimskii

Synonyms
  • Mygalina was named by Saint-Hilaire (1835). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Galemys by Van Valen (1967).
  • Galomys was named by Agassiz (1846). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Galemys by Van Valen (1967).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Galemys Kaup
1835Mygalina Saint-Hilaire
1846Galomys Agassiz
1967Galemys Van Valen
1988Galemys Carroll

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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
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
subfamilyDesmaninaeThomas 1912
genusGalemysKaup 1829

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.

G. Galemys Kaup 1829 [Pyrenean desman]
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†Galemys kormosi Schreuder 1940
Galemys pyrenaicus Geoffroy 1811 [Pyrenean desman]
†Galemys semseyi Kormos 1913
†Galemys sulimskii Rümke 1985
Invalid names: Galomys Agassiz 1846 [synonym], Mygalina Saint-Hilaire 1835 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available