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Taxonomy
Sorex brevicaudus was named by Say (1823) [made type of subgenus Brachysorex by Duvernoy 1842; not sure if ever raised to genus level]. It is extant. It is the type species of Blarina.
It was recombined as Blarina brevicaudus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Blarina brevicauda by Baird (1858), Hay (1930), Sherman (1952), Wilson (1967), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Jones et al. (1984), George (1986) and Hulbert and Pratt (1998).
It was recombined as Blarina brevicaudus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Blarina brevicauda by Baird (1858), Hay (1930), Sherman (1952), Wilson (1967), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Jones et al. (1984), George (1986) and Hulbert and Pratt (1998).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1823 | Sorex brevicaudus Say |
1830 | Sorex talpoides Grapper |
1838 | Corsira talpoides Gray |
1842 | Blarina talpoides Lesson |
1848 | Talposorex platyurus Pomel |
1858 | Blarina brevicauda Baird |
1902 | Blarina brevicaudus Hay p. 738 |
1908 | Blarina ozarkensis Brown |
1930 | Blarina brevicauda Hay p. 442 |
1943 | Blarina fossilis Hibbard |
1952 | Blarina brevicauda Sherman p. 87 |
1967 | Blarina brevicauda Wilson p. 207 |
1976 | Blarina kirtlandi Graham and Semken |
1976 | Blarina ozarkensis Graham and Semken |
1980 | Blarina ozarkensis Kurten and Anderson p. 111 |
1980 | Blarina brevicauda Kurten and Anderson p. 112 |
1984 | Blarina brevicauda Jones et al. |
1986 | Blarina brevicauda George p. 158 |
1998 | Blarina brevicauda Hulbert, Jr. and Pratt |
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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.
Blarina brevicauda Say 1823 [northern short-tailed shrew]
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Invalid names: Blarina fossilis Hibbard 1943 [synonym], Blarina kirtlandi Graham and Semken 1976 [synonym], Blarina ozarkensis Brown 1908 [synonym], Sorex talpoides Grapper 1830 [synonym], Talposorex platyurus Pomel 1848 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available