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Taxonomy
Desmanella was named by Engesser (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Desmanella stehlini.
It was assigned to Desmaninae by Engesser (1972); to Talpidae by Carroll (1988); and to Uropsilinae by Engesser (1980), Crochet (1986) and van den Hoek Ostende and Fejfar (2006).
It was assigned to Desmaninae by Engesser (1972); to Talpidae by Carroll (1988); and to Uropsilinae by Engesser (1980), Crochet (1986) and van den Hoek Ostende and Fejfar (2006).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1972 | Desmanella Engesser pp. 115-120 figs. fig. 33,34 |
| 1980 | Desmanella Engesser p. 92 |
| 1986 | Desmanella Crochet p. 153 |
| 1988 | Desmanella Carroll |
| 2006 | Desmanella van den Hoek Ostende and Fejfar p. 177 |
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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.
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
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| B. Engesser 1972 | The smallest known representant of subfamily Desmaninae. Upper molars with only weakly split mesostyle, metastyle of M1 sup. strongly developed. Inner cusps of M1 sup. connected by a transverse ridge. Lower molars short and broad with a strongly shortened talonid. Cusps of M inf. are lingually directed. Hypoconid of M2 inf. clearly lower than protoconid. Meta- and entoconid very close to each other. Outer cingulum strong, especially on M2 inf.. |