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Taxonomy
Soricinae was named by Fischer von Waldheim (1817). It is extant.
It was assigned to Soricidae by Van Valen (1967), George (1986), Rzebik-Kowalska (1994), Lopatin (2006) and Gunnell et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Soricidae by Van Valen (1967), George (1986), Rzebik-Kowalska (1994), Lopatin (2006) and Gunnell et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1817 | Soricinae Fischer von Waldheim |
| 1967 | Soricinae Van Valen |
| 1986 | Soricinae George p. 153 |
| 1994 | Soricinae Rzebik-Kowalska |
| 2006 | Soricinae Lopatin |
| 2008 | Soricinae Gunnell et al. |
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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.
Subfm. Soricinae Fischer von Waldheim 1817 [red-toothed shrew]
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Tr. †Allosoricini Fejfar 1966
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G. †Paenelimnoecus Baudelot 1972
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†Paenelimnoecus crouzeli Baudelot 1972
†Paenelimnoecus micromorphus Dobin-Florin 1964
†Paenelimnoecus obtusus Storch 1995
†Paenelimnoecus repenningi Bachmayer and Wilson 1970
Tr. Anourosoricini Anderson 1879
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G. †Paranourosorex Rzebik-Kowalska 1975
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†Paranourosorex gigas Rzebik-Kowalska 1975
†Paranourosorex inexspectatus Schlosser 1924
†Paranourosorex seletiensis Storch and Zazhigin 1996
Tr. Blarinini Kretzoi 1965
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G. Blarina Gray 1838 [American short-tailed shrew]
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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]
Blarina carolinensis Bachman 1837 [southern short-tailed shrew]
†Blarina simplicidens Cope 1899
Invalid names: Anotus Wagner 1855 [synonym], Mamblarinaus Herrera 1899 [synonym], Talposorex Pomel 1848 [synonym]
G. †Blarinoides Sulimski 1959
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†Blarinoides aliciae Minwer-Barakat et al. 2007
†Blarinoides aliciae Minwer-Barakat et al. 2007
†Blarinoides mariae Sulimski 1959
G. Cryptotis Pomel 1848 [small-eared shrew]
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†Cryptotis adamsi Hibbard 1953
Cryptotis floridana Merriam 1895
†Cryptotis kansasensis Hibbard 1957
†Cryptotis meadensis Hibbard 1953
Cryptotis mexicana Coues 1877 [Mexican small-eared shrew]
Cryptotis parva Say 1823 [North American least shrew]
Cryptotis peregrina Merriam 1895 [Oaxacan broad-tailed shrew]
Cryptotis phillipsii Schaldach 1966 [Phillips' small-eared shrew]
Invalid names: Brachysorex Duvernoy 1842 [synonym], Soriciscus Coues 1877 [synonym]
G. †Mafia Reumer 1984
G. †Peisorex Kowalski and Li 1963
G. †Shikamainosorex Hasegawa 1957
G. †Sulimskia Reumer 1984
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†Sulimskia kretzoii Sulimski 1962
†Sulimskia ziegleri Qiu and Storch 2000
G. †Hemisorex Baudelot 1967
Tr. †Nectogalini Anderson 1879
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G. †Crusafontina Gibert 1975
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†Crusafontina endemica Gibert 1975
†Crusafontina fastigata Van Dam 2004
†Crusafontina kormosi Bachmayer and Wilson 1970
†Crusafontina vandeweerdi Van Dam 2004
Invalid names: Anouroneomys Brown 1980 [synonym]
G. Notiosorex Baird 1877 [gray shrew]
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Notiosorex crawfordi Coues 1877 [Crawford's gray shrew]
†Notiosorex jacksoni Hibbard 1950
†Notiosorex repenningi Lindsay and Jacobs 1985
Tr. Neomyini Matschie 1909
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G. Anourosorex Milne-Edwards 1872 [mole shrew]
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†Anourosorex oblongus Storch and Qiu 1991
Anourosorex squamipes Milne-Edwards 1872
Invalid names: Pygmura Anderson 1875 [synonym]
G. Chimarrogale Anderson 1877 [Asiatic water shrew]
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Invalid names: Crossogale Thomas 1921 [synonym]
G. Chodsigoa Kastchenko 1907
G. Episoriculus Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951
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†Episoriculus corsicanus Bate 1944
†Episoriculus gibberodon Petenyi 1864
G. Nectogale Milne-Edwards 1870
G. Neomys Kaup 1829 [water shrew]
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Neomys fodiens Pennant 1771 [Eurasian water shrew]
Invalid names: Crossopus Wagler 1832 [synonym], Hydrogale Kaump 1829 [synonym], Leucorrhynchus Kaup 1829 [synonym], Myosictis Pomel 1854 [synonym], Pinalia Gray 1838 [synonym]
G. †Neomysorex Rzebik-Kowalska 1981
Invalid names: Amblycoptinae Kormos 1926 [synonym], Anourosoricinae Anderson 1879 [synonym], Crossopinae Milne Edwards 1872 [synonym], Hydrosoridae Anon 1838 [synonym], Nectogalinae Anderson 1879 [synonym], Soriculi Winge 1917 [synonym]
Tr. Soricini Fischer von Waldheim 1817
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G. †Anchiblarinella Hibbard and Jammot 1971
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†Anchiblarinella wakeeneyensis Hibbard and Jammot 1971
G. Blarinella Thomas 1911 [Asiatic short-tailed shrew]
G. †Drepanosorex Kretzoi 1941
G. †Petenyia Kormos 1934
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†Petenyia concisa Wilson 1968
†Petenyia dubia Bachmayer and Wilson 1970
†Petenyia hungarica Kormos 1934
†Petenyia katrinae Qiu and Storch 2000
G. Sorex Linnaeus 1758 [long-tailed shrew]
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†Sorex alpinoides Kowalski 1956
Sorex alpinus Schinz 1837
Sorex araneus Linnaeus 1758 [common shrew]
Sorex arcticus Kerr 1792 [arctic shrew]
Sorex arizonae Diersing and Hoffmeister 1977
†Sorex bor Reumer 1984
Sorex caecutiens Laxmann 1788
Sorex cinereus Kerr 1792 [cinereus shrew]
†Sorex cudahyensis Hibbard 1944
†Sorex dehneli Kowalski 1956
Sorex dispar Batchelder 1896 [long-tailed shrew]
†Sorex edwardsi Brown 1980
†Sorex ertemteensis Storch 1995
†Sorex fejfari Horácek 1988
Sorex frankstounensis Peterson 1926
Sorex fumeus Miller 1895 [smoky shrew]
†Sorex gracilidens Viret and Zapfe 1951
†Sorex hagermanensis Hibbard and Bjork 1971
†Sorex hibbardi Sulimski 1962
†Sorex kansasensis McMullen 1975
†Sorex kennardi Hinton 1911
†Sorex lacustris Hibbard 1944
†Sorex leahyi Hibbard 1956
Sorex longirostris Bachman 1837 [southeastern shrew]
†Sorex margaritodon Kormos 1930
†Sorex megapalustris Paulson 1961
†Sorex meltoni Hibbard and Bjork 1971
Sorex merriami Dobson 1890
†Sorex minutoides Storch 1995
Sorex minutus Linnaeus 1766 [Eurasian pygmy shrew]
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Invalid names: Sorex minutus Brown 1908 [synonym]
Sorex monticolus Merriam 1890 [montane shrew]
Sorex obscurus Merriam 1895
Sorex ornatus Merriam 1895
Sorex palustris Richardson 1828 [American water shrew]
Sorex personatus Brown 1908
†Sorex powersi Hibbard and Bjork 1971
†Sorex praealpinus Heller 1930
†Sorex praearaneus Kormos 1934
†Sorex pratensis Hibbard 1944
†Sorex pseudoalpinus Rzebik-Kowalska 1991
Sorex quadraticauda Milne-Edwards 1972
†Sorex rexroadensis Hibbard 1953
†Sorex runtonensis Hinton 1911
†Sorex sandersi Hibbard 1956
Sorex saussurei Merriam 1892
†Sorex savini Hinton 1911
†Sorex scottensis Jammot 1972
†Sorex subminutus Sulimski 1962
†Sorex tasnadii Kretzoi 1965
†Sorex taylori Hibbard 1937
Sorex trowbridgii Baird 1858
Sorex vagrans Baird 1858
†Sorex yatkolai Brown 1980
Invalid names: Atophyrax Merriam 1884 [synonym], Corsira [synonym], Homalurus Schulze 1890 [synonym], Hydrogale Pomel 1848 [synonym], Musaraneus Brisson 1762 [synonym], Neosorex Baird 1857 [synonym], Otisorex De Kay 1842 [synonym], Soricidus Altobello 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Holocene or 20.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.9 Ma
Collections (502 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene | Spain (Castile-La Mancha) | Sorex sp. (136269) | |
| Miocene | France | Sorex dehmi, Sorex grivensis, Sorex collongensis (200296) | |
| Miocene | USA (Wyoming) | Hesperosorex lovei (18938) | |
| Miocene | Turkey (Afyon) | Soricinae indet. (68564) | |
| Burdigalian | France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) | Soricinae indet. (37050) | |
| Burdigalian | Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) | Sorex dehmi (39714) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (South Dakota) | Antesorex sp. (17914) | |
| Late/Upper Hemingfordian | USA (Nebraska) | Insectivora indet. (17889) | |
| MN 3 | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Hemisorex sp. (69179) | |
| MN 3 | Germany (Bavaria) | Paenelimnoecus micromorphus (68040) | |
| MN 4 | Germany (Bavaria) | Paenelimnoecus micromorphus (28629 69775) | |
| MN 4 | Greece (Thrace) | Paenelimnoecus sp. (69435) | |
| Barstovian | USA (South Dakota) | Adeloblarina berklandi (18397) | |
| Barstovian | USA (Oregon) | Adeloblarina berklandi (18834) | |
| Early/Lower Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | Antesorex wilsoni (17976) | |
| Langhian | Germany (Bayern) | Soricinae indet. (45612) | |
| Langhian | Spain (Catalonia) | Paenelimnoecus truyolsi (180192) | |
| MN 5 | Germany | Allosorex gracilidens (46955) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | France (Midi-Pyrenees) | Sorex grivensis (32191) | |
| Middle Miocene | Turkey (Kütahya) | Soricinae indet. (68560) | |