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Amphechinini

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy
Amphechinini was named by Gureev (1979). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Erinaceinae by Rich (1981) and Gunnell et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Amphechinini Gureev
1981Amphechinini Rich
2008Amphechinini Gunnell et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
familyErinaceidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyErinaceinaeFischer de Waldheim 1817
tribeAmphechininiGureev 1979
tribeAmphechininiGureev 1979

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.

Tr. †Amphechinini Gureev 1979
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G. †Amphechinus Aymard 1850
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Amphechinus akespensis Lopatin 1999
Amphechinus arvernensis Blainville 1839
Amphechinus baudelotae Gibert 1974
Amphechinus edwardsi Filhol 1879
Amphechinus ellicottae Martin and Lim 2004
Amphechinus ginsburgi Baudelot 1972
Amphechinus golpeae Gibert 1974
Amphechinus horncloudi Macdonald 1970
Amphechinus intermedius Gaillard 1899
Amphechinus kansuensis Bohlin 1942
Amphechinus kreuzae Munthe and West 1980
Amphechinus major Ziegler et al. 2007
Amphechinus minimus Bohlin 1942
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Invalid names: Amphechinus microdus Lopatin 1999 [synonym]
Amphechinus minutissimus Ziegler et al. 2007
Amphechinus robinsoni Gilbert 1974
Amphechinus rusingensis Butler 1956
Amphechinus taatsiingolensis Ziegler et al. 2007
Invalid names: Palaeoerinaceus Filhol 1897 [synonym]
G. †Parvericius Koerner 1940
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Parvericius buk Ziegler et al. 2007
Parvericius montanus Koerner 1940
Parvericius voorhiesi Korth 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: semifossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2012-05-14 22:01:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the MN 17 or 37.20000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (119 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia (Dornogov) Amphechinus sp. (174647)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.2 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Amphechinus sp. (230806)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Kazakhstan Amphechinus kansuensis (71672)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4China (Nei Mongol) Amphechinus rectus (174759) Amphechinus sp. (175386 175387)
Arikareean30.8 - 20.43USA (Florida) Parvericius montanus (17476)
Arikareean30.8 - 20.43USA (Montana) Amphechinus horncloudi (17700) Amphechinus sp., Parvericius sp. (17543)
Arikareean30.8 - 20.43USA (Oregon) Amphechinus sp. (212628)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) Amphechinus minimus (175920) Amphechinus sp., Amphechinus microdus (37205) Amphechinus sp., Amphechinus minimus (175921)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Amphechinus major (182076 183914) Amphechinus minutissimus, Amphechinus major (182082 182085) Amphechinus taatsiingolensis (182081 187257) Amphechinus taatsiingolensis, Amphechinus minutissimus, Amphechinus major (182078)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03China (Gansu) Amphechinus minimus (176452) Amphechinus rectus, Amphechinus sp., Amphechinus minimus (175379) Amphechinus sp. (175388) Amphechinus sp., Amphechinus minimus (175382 175383)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia (Bayankhongor) Amphechinus taatsiingolensis (75598)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03China (Xinjiang) Erinaceidae indet. (175150)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan Amphechinus rectus (175959) Amphechinus sp., Amphechinus akespensis, Amphechinus minimus (64413)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia Amphechinus major (183913) Amphechinus minutissimus (182083) Amphechinus minutissimus, Amphechinus major (75599 75602 176447 182080) Amphechinus taatsiingolensis (75588 180971 201162) Amphechinus taatsiingolensis, Amphechinus minutissimus, Amphechinus major (182143)
MP 2928.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Amphechinus robustus, Amphechinus arvernensis (74679)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Amphechinus arvernensis (66109)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Amphechinus taatsiingolensis, Amphechinus major (180969)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97China (Xinjiang) Amphechinus sp. (181068)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Switzerland (Canton Solothurn) Amphechinus sp. (182805)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Florida) Amphechinus sp. (17764)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Colorado) Erinaceidae indet. (19128)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Parvericius montanus (17526)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Palaeoerinaceus horncloudi (17560) Palaeoerinaceus horncloudi, Parvericius montanus (17564) Parvericius montanus, Brachyerix macrotis (17561)
Harrisonian24.8 - 20.43USA (Nebraska) Amphechinus sp., Parvericius voorhiesi (17816) Parvericius montanus (17792) Parvericius sp. (17843 28043 69806 69807) Parvericius voorhiesi (17802)
Harrisonian24.8 - 20.43USA (Wyoming) Amphechinus horncloudi (17853)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Amphechinus edwardsi (66147)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Germany Amphechinus sp. (70325)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Amphechinus edwardsi (69617)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mongolia Amphechinus taatsiingolensis (180965 180967 180975 180976 180977 182088 182089 182090 182136)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (Colorado) Parvericius montanus (18978)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Palaeoerinaceus sp. (200296)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Amphechinus sp. (27856 27857 27858)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Pakistan (Baluchistan) Amphechinus species B (180619)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Parvericius montanus (17892 17963 26019 69808)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Parvericius montanus (17877 17912 17913 17914) Parvericius sp. (17878)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Parvericius montanus (19074 19075 19076)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) Amphechinus sp. (69775)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya Amphechinus sp. (22081)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Russian Federation (Irkutsk) Parvericius buk (205812)
Barstovian15.97 - 13.6USA (Nebraska) Parvericius montanus (18027 18031 18090 18102 18141 18164 18208 18240 18261 18275 18284 18442 18454)
Barstovian15.97 - 13.6USA (South Dakota) Parvericius montanus (18397)
Barstovian15.97 - 13.6Canada (Saskatchewan) Amphechinus sp., Parvericius montanus (18759)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Namibia Erinaceidae indet. (21855)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Pakistan (Minanwali) Amphechinus kreuzae (13489)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Spain (Soria) Amphechinus ginsburgi (40755)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya (Central Nyanza) Amphechinus sp. (21340)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Russian Federation (Stavropol) Amphechinus sp. (56738)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) Amphechinus intermedius (69711)
Clarendonian13.6 - 10.3USA (Nebraska) Parvericius sp. (18082)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Amphechinus sp. (46277 53571)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Greece Palerinaceus sp. (191070)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Parvericius buk (75600)
MN 109.7 - 8.7Austria Postpalerinaceus vireti (66946)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Spain (Teruel) Postpalerinaceus vireti (36112)