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Soricota

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Soricota was named by Kalandadze and Rautian (1992). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Soricomorpha by Lopatin (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Soricota Kalandadze and Rautian
2006Soricota Lopatin

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992

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.

Infraor. †Soricota Kalandadze and Rautian 1992
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Superfm. †Nesophontoidea Anthony 1916
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G. †Nesophontes Anthony 1916
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Nesophontes edithae Anthony 1916 [Puerto Rican nesophontes]
Superfm. Talpoidea Fischer de Waldheim 1817
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Fm. †Proscalopidae Reed 1961
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G. †Mesoscalops Reed 1960
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Mesoscalops montanensis Barnosky 1981
Invalid names: Arctoryctes Matthew 1907 [nomen dubium], Arctoryctes terrenus Matthew 1907 [nomen dubium]
G. †Oligoscalops Reed 1961
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Invalid names: Oligoscalops whitmanensis Reed 1961 [synonym]
G. †Proscalops Matthew 1901
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Proscalops evelynae Macdonald 1963
Proscalops intermedius Barnosky 1982
Proscalops miocaenus Matthew 1901
Proscalops secundus Matthew 1909
Proscalops tertius Reed 1961
Fm. Talpidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817 [mole]
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G. †Anomodon Leconte 1848
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Anomodon snyderi Leconte 1848
G. †Asthenoscapter Hutchison 1974
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Asthenoscapter meini Hutchison 1974
G. Desmana Guldenstaedt 1777 [Russian desman]
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Desmana inflata Rümke 1985
Desmana kowalskae Rümke 1985
Desmana moschata Linnaeus 1758 [Russian desman]
Desmana nehringi Kormos 1913
Desmana pyrenaica Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1811
Desmana thermalis Kormos 1930
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Invalid names: Desmagale pannonica Kretzoi 1953 [synonym], Desmana crassidens Kretzoi 1953 [synonym], Desmana tegelensis Schreuder 1940 [synonym]
Desmana verestchagini Topachevski 1961
Desmana verestchagini amutriensis Radulescu et al. 1989
Invalid names: Caprios Wagler 1830 [synonym], Desmagale Kretzoi 1953 [synonym], Desman Lacepede 1799 [synonym], Desmanus Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Mygale Cuvier 1800 [synonym], Myogale Brandt 1836 [synonym], Myogalea Fischer 1829 [synonym], Palaeospalax Owen 1846 [synonym]
Subfm. Desmaninae Thomas 1912
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G. †Archaeodesmana Topachevski and Pashkov 1983
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Archaeodesmana adroveri Rümke 1985
Archaeodesmana baetica Martín-Suárez et al. 2001
Archaeodesmana brailloni Rümke 1985
Archaeodesmana dekkersi Rümke 1985
Archaeodesmana luteyni Rümke 1985
Archaeodesmana major Rümke 1985
Archaeodesmana primigenia Ziegler 2005
Archaeodesmana turolense Rümke 1985
Archaeodesmana vinea Storch 1978
Invalid names: Dibolia Rümke 1985 [synonym], Ruemkelia Rzebik-Kowalska and Pawlowski 1994 [synonym]
G. Galemys Kaup 1829 [Pyrenean desman]
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Galemys kormosi Schreuder 1940
Galemys pyrenaicus Geoffroy 1811 [Pyrenean desman]
Galemys semseyi Kormos 1913
Galemys sulimskii Rümke 1985
Invalid names: Galomys Agassiz 1846 [synonym], Mygalina Saint-Hilaire 1835 [synonym]
G. †Geomana Brunner 1957
G. †Mygalea Schreuder 1940
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Mygalea antiqua Pomel 1848
Mygalea jaegeri Seemann 1938
Mygalea magna Ziegler 1990
G. †Mygalinia Schreuder 1940
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Mygalinia hungarica Kormos 1913
G. †Paratalpa Lavocat 1951
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Paratalpa brachychir v. Meyer 1846
Paratalpa meyeri Schlosser 1877
Paratalpa micheli Lavocat 1951
Invalid names: Teutonotalpa Hutchison 1974 [synonym]
G. †Storchia Dahlmann 2001
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Storchia biradicata Ziegler 2006
Invalid names: Myogalina Mivart 1871 [synonym]
G. †Desmanodon Engesser 1980
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Desmanodon antiquus Ziegler 1985
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Invalid names: Desmanodon meuleni Doukas 1986 [synonym]
Desmanodon burkarti van den Hoek Ostende 1997
Desmanodon crocheti Prieto 2010
Desmanodon daamsi van den Hoek Ostende 1997
Desmanodon major Engesser 1980
Desmanodon minor Engesser 1980
Desmanodon ziegleri van den Hoek Ostende 1997
G. †Domninoides Green 1956
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Domninoides hessei Dalquest et al. 1996
Domninoides knoxjonesi Dalquest et al. 1996
Domninoides mimicus Wilson 1968
Domninoides platybrachys Douglass 1903
Domninoides riparensis Green 1956
Domninoides santafei Gibert 1974
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Invalid names: Domninoides storeri Russell 1976 [synonym]
G. †Entomodon Marsh 1872
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Entomodon comptus Marsh 1872
G. †Eotalpa Sigé et al. 1977
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Eotalpa anglica Sigé et al. 1977
Eotalpa belgica Smith 2007
G. †Galeospalax Pomel 1848
G. †Geolabis Cope 1884
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Geolabis rhynchaeus Cope 1884
Invalid names: Metacodon Clark 1936 [synonym]
G. †Hugueneya van den Hoek Ostende 1989
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Hugueneya primitiva Hutchison 1974
G. †Hyporyssus Pomel 1848
G. †Mioscalops Ostrander et al. 1986
G. Mogera Pomel 1848
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Mogera coreana Thomas 1907
Mogera insularis Swinhoe 1863 [insular mole]
Mogera wogura Temminck 1842 [Japanese mole]
G. †Mongolopala Ziegler et al. 2007
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Mongolopala tathue Ziegler et al. 2007
G. Neurotrichus Günther 1880 [shrew mole]
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Neurotrichus gibbsii Baird 1858 [shrew mole]
Neurotrichus polonicus Skoczen 1980
Neurotrichus skoczeni Zijlstra 2010
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Invalid names: Neurotrichus minor Skoczen 1993 [replaced]
G. †Oreotalpa Lloyd and Eberle 2008
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Oreotalpa florissantensis Lloyd and Eberle 2008
G. Parascalops True 1894
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Parascalops breweri Bachman 1842 [hairly-tailed vole]
Parascalops fossilis Skoczen 1993
Parascalops grayensis Oberg and Samuels 2022
G. Parascaptor Gill 1875
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Parascaptor leucura Blyth 1850 [White-tailed mole]
Subfm. †Proscalopinae Reed 1961
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Invalid names: Arctoryctinae Reed and Turnbull 1965 [synonym]
G. †Quadrodens Macdonald 1970
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Quadrodens wilsoni Macdonald 1970
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Invalid names: Palaeoscalopus pineridgensis Macdonald 1970 [synonym]
Invalid names: Palaeoscalopus Macdonald 1970 [synonym]
G. Scaptochirus Milne-Edwards 1867 [Short-faced mole]
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Scaptochirus moschatus Milne-Edwards 1867 [Short-faced mole]
Invalid names: Chiroscaptor Heude 1898 [synonym]
G. †Scaptogale Trouessart 1898
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Invalid names: Echinogale Pomel 1848 [synonym]
Subfm. †Suleimaninae Van den Hoek Ostende 2001
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G. †Suleimania Van den Hoek Ostende 2001
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Suleimania ruemkae Van den Hoek Ostende 2001
G. Talpa Linnaeus 1758
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Talpa caeca Savi 1822 [blind mole]
Talpa episcopalis Kormos 1930
Talpa europaea Linnaeus 1758 [European mole]
Talpa fossilis Petenyi 1864
Talpa gilothi Storch 1978
Talpa gracilis Kormos 1930
Talpa minor Freudenberg 1914
Talpa minuta Blainville 1840
Talpa neagui Radulescu and Samson 1989
Talpa praeglacialis Kormos 1930
Talpa romana Thomas 1902
Talpa tenuidentata Ziegler 1990
Talpa tyrrhenica Bate 1945
Talpa vallesensis Villalta and Crusafont 1944
Invalid names: Asioscalops Stroganov 1941 [synonym], Eoscalops Stroganov 1941 [synonym], Euroscaptor Miller 1940 [synonym], Heterotalpa Peters 1863 [synonym], Talpops Gervais 1868 [synonym]
Subfm. Talpinae Fisher von Waldheim 1817
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G. †Achlyoscapter Hutchison 1968
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Achlyoscapter longirostris Hutchison 1968
Tr. †Condylurini Trouessart 1879
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G. Condylura Illinger 1811 [star-nosed mole]
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Invalid names: Astromycter Harris 1825 [synonym], Rhinaster Wagler 1830 [synonym], Talpasorex Schinz 1821 [synonym]
G. †Magnatalpa Oberg and Samuels 2022
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Magnatalpa fumamons Oberg and Samuels 2022
Tr. Scalopini Dobson 1883
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G. †Leptoscaptor Ziegler 2003
G. †Scalopoides Wilson 1960
G. Scalopus Geoffroy 1803
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Invalid names: Hesperoscalops Hibbard 1941 [synonym], Scalops Illinger 1811 [synonym]
G. †Scapanoscapter Hutchison 1968
G. Scapanulus Thomas 1912
G. Scapanus Pomel 1848
G. †Yanshuella Storch and Qiu 1983
Invalid names: Scapanei Winge 1917 [synonym]
Tr. Scaptonychini Van Valen 1966
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G. †Geotrypus Pomel 1848
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Invalid names: Protalpa Filhol 1877 [synonym]
G. †Mongoloscapter Lopatin 2002
G. †Mygatalpa Schreuder 1940
G. Scaptonyx Milne-Edwards 1872 [Long-tailed mole]
Tr. Urotrichini Dobson 1883
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G. Dymecodon True 1886
G. †Myxomygale Filhol 1890
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Invalid names: Palurotrichus Ziegler 1985 [synonym]
G. †Percymygale Hugueney and Maridet 2017
G. †Proscapanus Gaillard 1899
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Invalid names: Proscapaneus Winge 1917 [synonym]
G. †Pseudoparatalpa Lopatin 1999
G. †Quyania Storch and Qiu 1983
G. †Tenuibrachiatum Ziegler 2003
G. Urotrichus Temminck 1841 [greater Japanese shrew-mole]
G. †Yunoscaptor Storch and Qiu 1991
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Yunoscaptor scalprum Storch and Qiu 1991
G. †Tegulariscaptor Sansalone et al. 2017
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Tegulariscaptor minor Ziegler 2012
Subfm. Uropsilinae Dobson 1883
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G. †Desmanella Engesser 1972
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Desmanella amasyae Engesser 1980
Desmanella cingulata Engesser 1980
Desmanella compacta Lopatin 2004
Desmanella compactus Lopatin 2004
Desmanella crusafonti Rümke 1974
Desmanella dubia Rümke 1976
Desmanella engesseri Ziegler 1985
Desmanella fejfari Gibert 1974
Desmanella gardiolensis Crochet 1986
Desmanella gudrunae van den Hoek Ostende and Fejfar 2006
Desmanella quinquecuspidata Mayr and Fahlbusch 1975
Desmanella rietscheli Storch and Dahlmann 2000
Desmanella sickenbergi Engesser 1980
Desmanella stehlini Engesser 1972
G. †Gaillardia Matthew 1932
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Gaillardia thomsoni Matthew 1932
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Invalid names: Hydroscapheus americanus Shotwell 1956 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hydroscapheus Shotwell 1956 [synonym]
G. †Mystipterus Hall 1930
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Mystipterus martini Wilson 1960
Mystipterus pacificus Hutchison 1968
Invalid names: Mydecodon Wilson 1960 [synonym]
G. †Theratiskos Hoek Ostende 2001
G. Uropsilus Milne-Edwards 1871 [shrew mole]
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Uropsilus soricipes Milne-Edwards 1871 [Chinese shrew mole]
Invalid names: Nasillus Thomas 1911 [synonym], Rhynchonax Thomas 1912 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chrysochlorina Gray 1825 [empty], Myaladae Gray 1821 [synonym], Scalopinae Gill 1875 [empty], Soricina Gray 1825 [empty], Talpina Gray 1825 [empty], Tenrecina Gray 1825 [empty], Tupaina Gray 1825 [empty]
Invalid names: Micropternodontoidea Stirton and Rensberger 1964 [empty], Solenodontoidea Gill 1972 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available