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Soricini

Mammalia - Soricidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Soricini Fischer von Waldheim
1967Soricini Van Valen
1986Soricini George p. 153
1990Soricini Rzebik-Kowalska
1991Soricini Rzebik-Kowalska

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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
subfamilySoricinaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeSoriciniFischer von Waldheim 1817
tribeSoriciniFischer von Waldheim 1817

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.

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. †Antesorex Repenning 1967
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†Antesorex wilsoni Korth and Evander 2016
G. Blarinella Thomas 1911 [Asiatic short-tailed shrew]
G. †Deinsdorfia Heller 1963
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†Deinsdorfia kerkhoffi Doukas et al. 1995
G. †Drepanosorex Kretzoi 1941
G. †Paenesorex Ziegler 2003
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†Paenesorex bicuspis Ziegler 2003
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. †Planisorex Skinner and Hibbard 1972
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†Planisorex dixonensis Hibbard 1956
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
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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Barstovian to the top of the Holocene or 16.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (348 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Spain (Castile-La Mancha) Sorex sp. (136269)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Sorex dehmi, Sorex grivensis, Sorex collongensis (200296)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Sorex dehmi (39714)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Antesorex sp. (17914)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Antesorex wilsoni (17976)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) Sorex grivensis (32191)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Sorex sp. (142149)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Sorex dehmi (45603)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Germany (Bavaria) Deinsdorfia kordosi (67164) Paenesorex bicuspis (67165 67166) Paenesorex bicuspis, Petenyia dubia (67161 67162 67163)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Anchiblarinella wakeeneyensis, Parydrosorex concisus (18450)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Sorex sp. (19322 19323 19324 19384 19517)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oklahoma) Sorex sp. (18463)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Sorex edwardsi (18326)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Blarinella sp. (11798)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Nei Mongol) Sorex minutoides, Sorex ertemteensis, Sorex pseudoalpinus (68591)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Greece (Chalkidiki) Deinsdorfia kerkhoffi (191612)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Austria (Niederösterreich) Petenyia dubia (66943)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Sorex edwardsi (18086) Sorex sp., Sorex edwardsi, Sorex yatkolai (18225)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Petenyia sp. (18359)
MN 109.7 - 8.7Austria Petenyia dubia (66945 66946)