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Plesiosorex latidens

Mammalia - Plesiosoricidae

Taxonomy
Meterix latidens was named by Hall (1929) [genotype]. Its type locality is Fish Lake Valley, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Esmeralda Formation of Nevada.

It was recombined as Plesiosorex latidens by Green (1977) and Ziegler (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Meterix latidens Hall
1977Plesiosorex latidens Green
2009Plesiosorex latidens Ziegler p. 365

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familyPlesiosoricidaeWinge 1917
genusPlesiosorexPomel 1848
specieslatidens()

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.

Plesiosorex latidens Hall 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available