Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Condylura cristata (star-nosed mole)

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Sorex cristatus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Condylura cristata by Illinger (1811), Thomas (1911), Yates and Schmidly (1975), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Albright et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Sorex cristatus Linnaeus p. 53
1811Condylura cristata Illinger
1911Condylura cristata Thomas p. 143
1975Condylura cristata Yates and Schmidly p. 902
1980Condylura cristata Kurten and Anderson p. 113
2019Condylura cristata Albright et al. p. 167

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
subfamilyTalpinaeFisher von Waldheim 1817
tribeCondyluriniTrouessart 1879
genusCondyluraIllinger 1811
speciescristata()

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.

Condylura cristata Linnaeus 1758 [star-nosed mole]
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:41:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 1.80000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Condylura cristata (124319 125941)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Maryland) Condylura cristata (20302)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (West Virginia) Condylura cristata (20554)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (South Carolina) Condylura cristata (206990)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Condylura cristata (93332 124950)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Condylura cristata (82258 103991 104758)