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Plesiosoricidae

Mammalia - Plesiosoricidae

Synonyms
  • Butselidae was named by Quinet and Misonne (1965). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Didelphodontinae by Van Valen (1967); it was synonymized subjectively with Plesiosoricidae by Ziegler (2009).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Plesiosoricidae Winge
1965Butselidae Quinet and Misonne
1967Plesiosoricidae Van Valen
1985Plesiosoricidae Novacek et al.
1997Plesiosoricidae McKenna and Bell
2006Plesiosoricidae Lopatin
2008Plesiosoricidae Gunnell et al.
2009Plesiosoricidae Ziegler p. 366
2016Plesiosoricidae Korth and Evander

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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
familyPlesiosoricidaeWinge 1917
familyPlesiosoricidaeWinge 1917

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.

Fm. †Plesiosoricidae Winge 1917
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G. †Butselia Quinet and Misonne 1965
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†Butselia biveri Quinet and Misonne 1965
G. †Ordolestes Lopatin 2006
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†Ordolestes ordinatus Lopatin 2006
G. †Pakilestes Russell and Gingerich 1981
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†Pakilestes lathrius Russell and Gingerich 1981
G. †Plesiosorex Pomel 1848
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†Plesiosorex aydarlensis Kordikova 2000
†Plesiosorex coloradensis Wilson 1960
†Plesiosorex donroosai Green 1977
†Plesiosorex evolutus Ziegler 2006
†Plesiosorex germanicus Seemann 1938
†Plesiosorex greeni Martin and Lim 2004
†Plesiosorex latidens Hall 1929
†Plesiosorex schaffneri Engesser 1972
†Plesiosorex soricinoides Blainville 1838
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Invalid names: Plesiosorex talpoides Pomel 1848 [synonym]
†Plesiosorex styriacus Hoffmann 1892
Invalid names: Meterix Hall 1929 [synonym]
G. †Pseudoneurogymnurus Gureev 1979
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G. †Siamosorex Peigné et al. 2009
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†Siamosorex debonisi Peigné et al. 2009
Invalid names: Butselidae Quinet and Misonne 1965 [synonym], Butseliinae Quinet and Misonne 1965 [empty], Plesiosoricinae Winge 1917 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Clarendonian or 50.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bumbanian55.8 - 48.6Mongolia (Southern Mongolia) Hyracolestes sp. (37206)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2Mexico (Guanajuato) Plesiosoricidae indet. (16598)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan (North-West Frontier) Pakilestes lathrius (28978)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Belgium Butselia biveri (31748)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Butselia biveri (91490)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Butselia biveri (91491)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Belgium (Brabant) Butselia biveri (75867)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Thailand (Phetchaburi) Siamosorex debonisi (71985)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) Plesiosorex martinii (84364)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Switzerland (Solothurn) Plesiosorex sp. (71214)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Plesiosorex soricinoides (66138)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Plesiosorex sp. (199780 199781)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Plesiosorex coloradensis (18579)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Plesiosorex sp., Plesiosorex germanicus (69098)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Plesiosorex coloradensis (17963)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Plesiosorex coloradensis (17877 17912)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) Plesiosorex sp., Plesiosorex coloradensis (17965)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Idaho) Plesiosorex coloradensis (18928)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) Plesiosorex styriacus (46284)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Greece (Thrace) Plesiosorex sp. (69435)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Plesiosorex sp. (19088 181731)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Meterix sp. (18443) Plesiosorex donroosai (18031 18208 18275 18284 18442)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Plesiosorex donroosai (18160 174578) Plesiosorex sp. (18397)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Meterix latidens (19011 19017)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Plesiosorex greeni (17976)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Switzerland (Zürich) Plesiosorex sp. (46286)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Russian Federation (Irkutsk) Plesiosorex sp. (205812)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Plesiosorex germanicus (46955)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Poland Plesiosorex germanicus (31040)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Plesiosorex schaffneri (49421)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Plesiosorex sp. (46277 53571)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Meterix sp. (18831)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Meterix latidens (18888)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Plesiosorex schaffneri (34256 206345)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Plesiosorex schaffneri (75481)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Austria Plesiosorex evolutus (66942) Plesiosorex sp. (66941)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Meterix sp. (18086 18225)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Meterix sp. (18126 18247 18359)
MN 109.7 - 8.7Austria Plesiosorex evolutus (66946)