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Chrysospalax (giant golden mole)
Taxonomy
Chrysospalax was named by Gill (1883). It is extant.
It was assigned to Chrysochlorinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Chrysochloridae by Van Valen (1967) and Gilbert et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Chrysochlorinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Chrysochloridae by Van Valen (1967) and Gilbert et al. (2006).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1883 | Chrysospalax Gill |
| 1892 | Bematiscus Cope |
| 1967 | Chrysospalax Van Valen |
| 2005 | Chrysospalax Wilson and Reeder |
| 2006 | Chrysospalax Gilbert et al. p. 794 |
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G. Chrysospalax Gill 1883 [giant golden mole]
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Chrysospalax trevelyani Günther 1875 [Giant golden mole]
Chrysospalax villosus Smith 1833 [Rough-haired golden mole]
Invalid names: Bematiscus Cope 1892 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available