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Galericinae

Mammalia - Erinaceidae

Taxonomy

Galericinae was named by Pomel (1848). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Hylomyinae by Gould (1995).

It was assigned to Erinaceidae by Van Valen (1967), Freudenthal (1972), Butler (1984), Novacek et al. (1985), Wilson and Reeder (2005), Vasileiadou and Koufos (2005), Lopatin (2006), Gunnell et al. (2008), Bendukidze et al. (2009), Korth and Evander (2016), Savorelli et al. (2017) and Crespo et al. (2020).

Subtaxa

Deinogalerix, Dzavui, Echinosoricini (syn. Hylomidae, Gymnurinae), Eochenus, Eogalericius, Galericini (syn. Parasoricidae), Gymnurechinus, Neurogymnurini (syn. Cayluxotheriini), Neurogymnurus (syn. Cayluxotherium), Oligochenus, Parasorex, Protericini (syn. Brachyericini), Riddleria, Tetracus (syn. Camphotherium)

Synonyms

Anachantes was named by Murray (1866).

It was synonymized subjectively with Galericinae by Van Valen (1967).
Echinosoricinae was named by Cabrera (1925). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Galericinae by van den Hoek Ostende (1992).

It was assigned to Erinaceidae by Mein and Ginsburg (1997).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1848	Galericinae Pomel
1866	Anachantes Murray
1925	Echinosoricinae Cabrera
1967	Galericinae Van Valen
1972	Galericinae Freudenthal
1984	Galericinae Butler
1985	Galericinae Novacek et al. p. 11
1997	Echinosoricinae Mein and Ginsburg p. 785
2005	Galericinae Vasileiadou and Koufos p. 200
2005	Galericinae Wilson and Reeder
2006	Galericinae Lopatin
2008	Galericinae Gunnell et al.
2009	Galericinae Bendukidze et al. p. 345
2016	Galericinae Korth and Evander
2017	Galericinae Savorelli et al. p. 7
2020	Galericinae Crespo et al. p. 1215

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida

Rank	Name	Author
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Eulipotyphla
family	Erinaceidae	Fischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamily	Galericinae	Pomel 1848
subfamily	Galericinae	Pomel 1848

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. Galericinae Pomel 1848

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G. †Deinogalerix Freudenthal 1972

†Deinogalerix brevirostris Butler 1980

†Deinogalerix freudenthali Butler 1980

†Deinogalerix intermedius Butler 1980

†Deinogalerix koenigswaldi Freudenthal 1972

†Deinogalerix masinii Villier 2013

†Deinogalerix minor Butler 1980

†Deinogalerix samniticus Savorelli et al. 2017

G. †Dzavui Jiménez-Hidalgo et al. 2022

†Dzavui landeri Jiménez-Hidalgo et al. 2022

Tr. Echinosoricini Cabrera 1925

Invalid names: Gymnurinae [synonym], Hylomidae Andersen 1879 [synonym]

G. †Eochenus Wang and Li 1990

†Eochenus sinensis Wang and Li 1990

G. †Eogalericius Lopatin 2004

†Eogalericius butleri Lopatin 2004

Tr. †Galericini Pomel 1848

G. †Microgalericulus Lopatin 2006

†Microgalericulus esuriens Lopatin 2006

G. †Ocajila Macdonald 1963

†Ocajila macdonaldi Korth 2022

†Ocajila makpiyahe Macdonald 1963

†Ocajila rasmusseni Korth 2022

G. †Protogalericius Lopatin 2006

†Protogalericius averianovi Lopatin 2006

G. †Schizogalerix Engesser 1980

†Schizogalerix anatolica Engesser 1980

†Schizogalerix duolebulejinensis Bi et al. 1999

†Schizogalerix evae de Bruijn et al. 2006

†Schizogalerix iliensis Kordikova 2000

†Schizogalerix macedonica Doukas et al. 1995

†Schizogalerix moedlingensis Rabeder 1973

†Schizogalerix pasalarensis Engesser 1980

†Schizogalerix pristinus Ziegler 2003

†Schizogalerix voesendorfensis Rabeder 1973

†Schizogalerix zapfei Bachmayer and Wilson 1970

Invalid names: Galerix atticus Rümke 1976 [synonym]

G. †Thaiagymnura Mein and Ginsburg 1997

†Thaiagymnura equilateralis Mein and Ginsburg 1997

Invalid names: Parasoricidae Schlosser 1887 [synonym]

G. †Gymnurechinus Butler 1956

†Gymnurechinus camptolophus Butler 1956

†Gymnurechinus leakeyi Butler 1956

Tr. †Neurogymnurini Butler 1948

Invalid names: Cayluxotheriini Winge 1917 [synonym]

G. †Neurogymnurus Filhol 1877

†Neurogymnurus cayluxi Filhol 1877

Invalid names: Cayluxotherium elegans Filhol 1880 [synonym]

†Neurogymnurus indricotherii Lopatin 1999

Invalid names: Cayluxotherium Filhol 1880 [synonym]

G. †Oligochenus Lopatin 2005

†Oligochenus grandis Lopatin 2005

G. †Parasorex von Meyer 1865

†Galerix socialis von Meyer 1865

†Parasorex depereti Crochet 1986

†Parasorex ibericus Mein and Martín-Suárez 1993

Tr. †Protericini Butler 1948

G. †Proterix Matthew 1903

†Proterix bicuspis Macdonald 1951

†Proterix loomisi Matthew 1903

†Proterix minimus Korth 2009

Invalid names: Brachyericini Butler 1948 [synonym]

G. †Riddleria van den Hoek Ostende 2003

†Riddleria atecensis van den Hoek Ostende 2003

G. †Tetracus Aymard 1850

†Tetracus nanus Aymard 1846

Invalid names: Camphotherium elegans Filhol 1883 [synonym], Neurogymnurus minor Filhol 1884 [synonym], Tetracus bouti Lavocat 1951 [synonym]

Invalid names: Camphotherium Filhol 1884 [synonym]

Invalid names: Anachantes Murray 1866 [synonym], Echinosoricinae Cabrera 1925 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialsubc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

semifossorialf

Diet:

insectivoref

Diet 2:

carnivoref

Reproduction:

viviparoussubc

Created:

2005-06-08 10:11:09

Modified:

2012-05-14 22:01:37

Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Neogene or 56.00000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (177 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	Kyrgyzstan (Osh)	Protogalericius averianovi (28490)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	China (Jilin)	Eochenus sinensis (71665 174718 174719)
Middle Eocene	47.8 - 37.71	Mongolia (Ovorhangai)	Eogalericius butleri (93596) Microgalericulus esuriens (174740)
Uintan	46.2 - 39.7	USA (Wyoming)	Erinaceidae indet. (16514 16515 16516 16517) Proterix sp. (16630)
Bartonian - Rupelian	41.3 - 28.1	Mexico (Oaxaca)	Dzavui landeri (166797)
Duchesnean	39.7 - 37.0	USA (Wyoming)	Erinaceidae indet. (16884)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Mongolia (Dornogov)	Oligochenus grandis (174647)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan	37.2 - 33.3	USA (Nebraska)	Proterix minimus (230806)
MP 20 - MP 21	37.2 - 28.4	France (Occitanie)	Tetracus nanus (183382)
Orellan	33.9 - 33.3	USA (Montana)	Ocajila makpiyahe (17090)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 28.4	Belgium	Tetracus nanus (31748)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 28.4	France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region)	Tetracus nanus (31583)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 28.4	Kazakhstan	Neurogymnurus indricotherii (71672)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 28.4	France (Auvergne Region)	Tetracus nanus, Tetracus bouti (31767)
MP 21	33.9 - 28.4	France (Quercy)	Tetracus nanus (36708)
MP 21	33.9 - 28.4	Czech Republic	Neurogymnurus sp. (91467)
MP 22	33.9 - 28.4	France	Tetracus nanus (183452)
MP 23	33.9 - 28.4	France (Quercy)	Tetracus nanus (36709 36711)
MP 25	33.9 - 23.03	France (Quercy)	Neurogymnurus cayluxi (36717)
MP 25	33.9 - 23.03	France	Tetracus nanus, Neurogymnurus cayluxi (60214)