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Silvacola
Taxonomy
Silvacola was named by Eberle et al. (2014). Its type is Silvacola acares.
It was assigned to Erinaceidae by Eberle et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Erinaceidae by Eberle et al. (2014).
Species
S. acares (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Silvacola Eberle et al. p. 741 figs. Fig. 2 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. J. Eberle et al. 2014 | Tiny erinaceid (M2 length = 1.12 mm); small trian- gular P3 with single, central conical cusp and no protocone and hypocone; large P4 without hypocone; M1–M2 with low cusps and subrectangular in outline (transverse width > anteroposte- rior length), with large posterolingual hypocone from which pre- hypocrista extends labially to postprotocrista, large para- and metaconules, well developed stylar region with large, inflated para- and metastylar lobes, and strong postmetacrista shaped like an apostrophe. Differs from Sespedectes, Crypholestes, and Pro- terixoides in having a small P3 with a single, central cusp. Dif- fers from Litolestes, Litocherus, Diacocherus, and Oncocherus in having a large molar hypocone. Differs further from Oncocherus in lacking a protocone and metacone on P3, and from Litolestes and Litocherus in lacking a protocone on P3. Differs from Pro- terix, Neomatronella, Adapisorex, Scenopagus, Ankylodon, Di- acodon, Erinaceinae, Brachycericinae, and Galericinae in lack- ing a hypocone on P4. Differs further from Ankylodon in lack- ing a protocone on P3 and bearing anterior cingula on molars. Differs further from Adapisorex and Neomatronella in having large para- and metastylar lobes and subrectangular M1 and M2. Differs from Macrocranion in having larger, more inflated para- and metastylar lobes, longer postmetacrista, and larger molar hypocone. |