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Neomys (water shrew)

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Neomys was named by Kaup (1829). It is extant.

It was assigned to Neomyini by Van Valen (1967) and George (1986); and to Soricidae by Kurten (1968) and Carroll (1988).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Hydrogale Kaump
1829Leucorrhynchus Kaup
1829Neomys Kaup
1832Crossopus Wagler
1838Pinalia Gray
1854Myosictis Pomel
1967Neomys Van Valen
1968Neomys Kurten p. 45
1986Neomys George p. 153
1988Neomys Carroll

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeNeomyiniMatschie 1909
genusNeomysKaup 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. Neomys Kaup 1829 [water shrew]
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Neomys fodiens Pennant 1771 [Eurasian water shrew]
Invalid names: Crossopus Wagler 1832 [synonym], Hydrogale Kaump 1829 [synonym], Leucorrhynchus Kaup 1829 [synonym], Myosictis Pomel 1854 [synonym], Pinalia Gray 1838 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available