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Talpinae

Mammalia - Talpidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Talpinae Fisher von Waldheim
1967Talpinae Van Valen
1979Talpinae Freeman p. 2
2003Talpinae Ziegler
2005Talpinae Wilson and Reeder
2008Talpinae Gunnell et al.
2009Talpinae Bendukidze et al. p. 346
2022Talpinae Oberg and Samuels

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
subfamilyTalpinaeFisher von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyTalpinaeFisher 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.

Subfm. Talpinae Fisher von Waldheim 1817
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G. †Achlyoscapter Hutchison 1968
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†Achlyoscapter longirostris Hutchison 1968
Tr. †Condylurini Trouessart 1879
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G. Condylura Illinger 1811 [star-nosed mole]
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Condylura cristata Linnaeus 1758 [star-nosed mole]
Invalid names: Astromycter Harris 1825 [synonym], Rhinaster Wagler 1830 [synonym], Talpasorex Schinz 1821 [synonym]
G. †Magnatalpa Oberg and Samuels 2022
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†Magnatalpa fumamons Oberg and Samuels 2022
Tr. Scalopini Dobson 1883
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G. †Leptoscaptor Ziegler 2003
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†Leptoscaptor bavaricum Ziegler 2003
†Leptoscaptor robustior Ziegler 2003
G. †Scalopoides Wilson 1960
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†Scalopoides hutchisoni Korth and Evander 2016
†Scalopoides isodens Wilson 1960
†Scalopoides ripafodiator Hutchison 1968
G. Scalopus Geoffroy 1803
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Scalopus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern mole]
†Scalopus blancoensis Dalquest 1975
†Scalopus rexroadi Hibbard 1941
†Scalopus sewardensis Reed 1962
Invalid names: Hesperoscalops Hibbard 1941 [synonym], Scalops Illinger 1811 [synonym]
G. †Scapanoscapter Hutchison 1968
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†Scapanoscapter simplicidens Hutchison 1968
G. Scapanulus Thomas 1912
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†Scapanulus agrarius Skoczen 1980
†Scapanulus lampounensis Mein and Ginsburg 1997
Scapanulus oweni Thomas 1912 [Gansu mole]
G. Scapanus Pomel 1848
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†Scapanus hagermanensis Hutchison 1987
Scapanus latimanus Bachman 1842 [broad-footed mole]
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Invalid names: Scalops californicus Ayres 1856 [synonym]
†Scapanus malatinus Hutchison 1987
Scapanus orarius True 1896
†Scapanus proceridens Hutchison 1968
†Scapanus shultzi Tedford 1961
Scapanus townsendii Bachman 1839
G. †Yanshuella Storch and Qiu 1983
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†Yanshuella columbiana Hutchison 1968
†Yanshuella primaeva Schlosser 1924
Invalid names: Scapanei Winge 1917 [synonym]
Tr. Scaptonychini Van Valen 1966
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G. †Geotrypus Pomel 1848
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†Geotrypus acutidentatus de Blainville 1840
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Invalid names: Geotrypus jungi Lavocat 1951 [synonym]
†Geotrypus antiquus de Blainville 1840
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Invalid names: Geotrypus arambourgi Lavocat 1951 [synonym]
†Geotrypus copernici Skoczen 1980
†Geotrypus ehrensteinensis Ziegler 1990
†Geotrypus montisasini Ziegler 1990
†Geotrypus oschiriensis de Bruijn and Rümke 1974
†Geotrypus tomerdingensis Tobien 1939
Invalid names: Protalpa Filhol 1877 [synonym]
G. †Mongoloscapter Lopatin 2002
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†Mongoloscapter zhegalloi Lopatin 2002
G. †Mygatalpa Schreuder 1940
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†Mygatalpa arvernensis Schreuder 1940
G. Scaptonyx Milne-Edwards 1872 [Long-tailed mole]
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†Scaptonyx edwardsi Gaillard 1899
Scaptonyx fusicaudus Milne-Edwards 1872 [long-tailed mole]
Tr. Urotrichini Dobson 1883
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G. Dymecodon True 1886
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Dymecodon pilirostris True 1886 [Trues shrew mole]
G. †Myxomygale Filhol 1890
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†Myxomygale antiqua Filhol 1890
†Myxomygale asiaprima Lopatin 2004
†Myxomygale engesseri Doukas 1986
†Myxomygale gracilis Ziegler 2003
†Myxomygale hutchisoni Ziegler 1985
Invalid names: Palurotrichus Ziegler 1985 [synonym]
G. †Percymygale Hugueney and Maridet 2017
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†Percymygale minor Ziegler 1990
†Percymygale vauclusensis Crochet 1995
G. †Proscapanus Gaillard 1899
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†Proscapanus austriacus Ziegler 2006
†Proscapanus intercedens Ziegler 1985
†Proscapanus lehmani Gibert 1974
†Proscapanus minor Ziegler 2006
†Proscapanus sansaniensis Lartet 1851
Invalid names: Proscapaneus Winge 1917 [synonym]
G. †Pseudoparatalpa Lopatin 1999
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†Pseudoparatalpa lavroi Bendukidze 1993
G. †Quyania Storch and Qiu 1983
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†Quyania chowi Storch and Qiu 1983
G. †Tenuibrachiatum Ziegler 2003
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†Tenuibrachiatum storchi Ziegler 2003
G. Urotrichus Temminck 1841 [greater Japanese shrew-mole]
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†Urotrichus dolichochir Gaillard 1899
†Urotrichus giganteus Ziegler 2006
Urotrichus talpoides Temminck 1841 [Japanese shrew mole]
G. †Yunoscaptor Storch and Qiu 1991
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†Yunoscaptor scalprum Storch and Qiu 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:41:29
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 Arikareean to the top of the Holocene or 29.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.4 Ma

Collections (296 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Kazakhstan Pseudoparatalpa shevyrevae (71672)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia Mongoloscapter zhegalloi (114684)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Kazakhstan (Aktyubinskaya) Myxomygale sp. (174743)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Myxomygale vauclusensis (184461) Percymygale vauclusensis (184460)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Myxomygale vauclusensis (91490) Myxomygale vauclusensis, Myxomygale minor (183517 183518)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Myxomygale vauclusensis (117977 184462 184463 184464) Myxomygale vauclusensis, Myxomygale minor (118196)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France Geotrypus sp. (183452)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Myxomygale vauclusensis (183520) Myxomygale vauclusensis, Myxomygale minor (91491)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Geotrypus sp., Myxomygale antiqua (37518)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Myxomygale antiqua (184039)
MP 23 - MP 2533.9 - 23.03Germany (Hesse) Myxomygale antiqua (186510)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) Myxomygale vauclusensis (183364)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France Myxomygale vauclusensis, Geotrypus acutidentatus (60214) Percymygale vauclusensis (183365 183366)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) Scalopoides sp. (17709)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Scalopoides sp. (212628)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan Migalea lavroi (152103)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-haute Provence) Geotrypus sp. (200438)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Aktyubinsk) Migalea lavroi (175921) Myxomygale asiaprima (37205) Proscapanus sp., Myxomygale asiaprima (175920)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Geotrypus antiquus (36718)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Gard) Geotrypus sp. (172927)