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Heterosorex

Mammalia - Soricidae

Taxonomy
Heterosorex was named by Gaillard (1915). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Trimylus by Van Valen (1967) and Repenning (1967); it was synonymized subjectively with Pseudotrimylus by Engesser (1979).

It was assigned to Heterosoricidae by Ziegler (1989); and to Heterosoricinae by Engesser (1975), Rzebik-Kowalska (1994) and Ziegler (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Heterosorex Gaillard
1966Heterosorex Hutchison
1975Heterosorex Engesser p. 661
1989Heterosorex Ziegler
1994Heterosorex Rzebik-Kowalska
1998Heterosorex Ziegler p. 121

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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
subfamilyHeterosoricinaeViret and Zapfe 1951
genusHeterosorexGaillard 1915

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. †Heterosorex Gaillard 1915
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†Heterosorex ruemkeae Doukas 1986
†Heterosorex wangi Storch and Qiu 1991
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Engesser 1975Heterosoricine mit gezähneltem untern Incisiven und ungeteilter oder nur andeutungsweise geteilter Massetergrube an der Mandibel. Hypoconid-Hinterarm der m inf. hinter das Entoconid verlaufend (Modus B). m inf. mit 'entoconid crests'. Foramen mentale unter dem Trigonid von m2. Hinterster Zwischenzahn des Oberkiefers (P4?) dreieckig, mir sehr langer Aussen- und kurzer Innenseite. M1,2 sup. relative lang, mit schwach gespaltenem Mesotyl und schwach entwickelten Innenhügeln.
R. Ziegler 1998i inf. gezähnt, i inf-Hinterrand bis unter Trigonid des m1, Fossa masseterica ungeteilt.
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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MP 24 to the top of the Turolian or 33.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) H. kinkelini (37518) H. sp. (37567)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) H. sp. (66105)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Switzerland (Solothurn) H. sp. (71214)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France H. sansaniensis (200296)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) H. neumayrianus (66138)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) H. sp. (199780 199781 199782)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Valencia) H. sansaniensis (40031)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Greece H. ruemkeae (68032)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) H. neumayrianus (69179)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) H. neymayrianus (68040)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Greece (Thrace) H. sp. (69435)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Poland H. sp. (31041)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Germany (Bavaria) H. neumayrianus (28629 69775)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Switzerland (Sankt Gallen) H. neumayrianus (46284)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) H. neumayrianus (180192)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany H. sp. (46955)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Russian Federation (Irkutsk) H. sp. (205812)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) H. sansaniensis (32191)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain (Zaragoza) H. sp. (34531)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Heterosoricinae indet. (44219 44220 44222 44223 44224)