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Leipsanolestes
Taxonomy
Leipsanolestes was named by Simpson (1928). It is not extant. Its type is Leipsanolestes siegfriedti.
It was synonymized subjectively with Leptacodon by Simpson (1929), Simpson (1935), Simpson (1945) and Gazin (1949); it was synonymized subjectively with Entomolestes by McKenna (1960), Van Valen (1967) and Delson (1971); it was synonymized subjectively with Talpavus by Robinson (1968).
It was assigned to Adapisoricidae by Hay (1930); to Erinaceomorpha by Simpson (1928), Krishtalka (1976), Bown and Schankler (1982) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Erinaceidae by Novacek et al. (1985) and Scott (2006); and to Erinaceoidea by Gunnell et al. (2008).
It was synonymized subjectively with Leptacodon by Simpson (1929), Simpson (1935), Simpson (1945) and Gazin (1949); it was synonymized subjectively with Entomolestes by McKenna (1960), Van Valen (1967) and Delson (1971); it was synonymized subjectively with Talpavus by Robinson (1968).
It was assigned to Adapisoricidae by Hay (1930); to Erinaceomorpha by Simpson (1928), Krishtalka (1976), Bown and Schankler (1982) and McKenna and Bell (1997); to Erinaceidae by Novacek et al. (1985) and Scott (2006); and to Erinaceoidea by Gunnell et al. (2008).
Species
L. siegfriedti (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Leipsanolestes Simpson |
| 1930 | Leipsanolestes Hay p. 451 |
| 1976 | Leipsanolestes Krishtalka |
| 1982 | Leipsanolestes Bown and Schankler |
| 1985 | Leipsanolestes Novacek et al. p. 11 |
| 1997 | Leipsanolestes McKenna and Bell |
| 2006 | Leipsanolestes Scott p. 1706 |
| 2008 | Leipsanolestes Gunnell et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available