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Suncus

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Suncus was named by Ehrenberg (1832). It is extant.

It was assigned to Crocidurini by Van Valen (1967); to Crocidurinae by George (1986); and to Soricidae by Kurten (1968), Carroll (1988), Burney et al. (2008) and Silcox et al. (2010).

Synonyms
  • Pachyura was named by Selys Longchamps (1839). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Suncus by Van Valen (1967).
  • Plerodus was named by Schulze (1897). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Suncus by Van Valen (1967).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Suncus Ehrenberg
1839Pachyura Selys Longchamps
1897Plerodus Schulze
1967Suncus Van Valen
1968Suncus Kurten p. 46
1986Suncus George p. 158
1988Suncus Carroll
2008Suncus Burney et al. p. 18
2010Suncus Silcox et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilyCrocidurinaeMilne Edwards 1874
genusSuncusEhrenberg 1832

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. Suncus Ehrenberg 1832
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Suncus etruscus Savi 1822
Suncus murinus Linnaeus 1766 [Asian house shrew]
Suncus varilla Thomas 1895 [Lesser dwarf shrew]
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Invalid names: Suncus orangiae Roberts 1924 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pachyura Selys Longchamps 1839 [synonym], Plerodus Schulze 1897 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available