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Limnoecus

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Limnoecus was named by Stirton (1930). It is not extant. Its type is Limnoecus tricuspis.

It was assigned to Soricidae by Stirton (1930) and Carroll (1988); and to Limnoecinae by Van Valen (1967) and Gunnell et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Limnoecus Stirton
1967Limnoecus Van Valen
1988Limnoecus Carroll
2008Limnoecus 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
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familySoricidaeFischer 1814
subfamilyLimnoecinaeRepenning 1967
genusLimnoecus

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. †Limnoecus Stirton 1930
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†Limnoecus compressus Wilson 1960
†Limnoecus niobrarensis Macdonald 1947
†Limnoecus tricuspis Stirton 1930
†Limnoecus truyolsi Gibert 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:40:24
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian to the top of the MN 11 or 20.43000 to 7.75000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) L. sp. (17843)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) L. compressus (17963)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) L. sp. (18597)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Antesorex compressus (17878)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) Sorex compressus (17965)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nevada) Antesorex compressus (18962)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) L. sp. (19599)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) L. sp. (19074 19075 19076)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) L. sp. (17889)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) L. sp. (19017)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) L. niobrarensis (18165) L. sp. (18443)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) L. niobrarensis (18303)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) L. sp. (19305 19605) L. tricuspis (19169 19173 19193 19271 19279 19280 19281 19304 19321 19416 19522 19523 19525 19549 19550 19557)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Louisiana) L. niobrarensis (18632 18659 18666 18667 18668 18670 164388)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) L. sp. (19088)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) L. sp. (18803)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) L. tricuspis (18845)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) L. sp. (19383) L. tricuspis (19181)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) L. tricuspis (19036)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) L. sp. (18225)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Niederoesterreich) L. sp. (32649)