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Scaptonychini

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Scaptonychini was named by Van Valen (1966). It is extant.

It was assigned to Talpinae by Van Valen (1966) and Van Valen (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Scaptonychini Van Valen
1967Scaptonychini Van Valen

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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
tribeScaptonychiniVan Valen 1966
tribeScaptonychiniVan Valen 1966

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. 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]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the MN 17 or 33.90000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.4 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Mongolia Mongoloscapter zhegalloi (114684)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France Geotrypus sp. (183452)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Geotrypus sp. (37518)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France Geotrypus acutidentatus (60214)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-haute Provence) Geotrypus sp. (200438)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Geotrypus antiquus (36718)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Gard) Geotrypus sp. (172927)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Geotrypus cadurcensis, Geotrypus antiquus, Geotrypus acutidentatus, Mygatalpa arvernensis (36712)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Geotrypus sp. (59125)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Geotrypus antiquus (71942)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Geotrypus ehrensteinensis (66105) Geotrypus sp. (66109)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Bosnia and Herzegovina Geotrypus sp. (183547)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) Geotrypus sp. 1, Geotrypus sp. 2 (84364)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) Mygatalpa arvernensis (179146)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Geotrypus acutidentatus (60281)
MN 123.03 - 22.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Geotrypus montisasini, Geotrypus tomerdingensis, Mygatalpa arvernensis (66147)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Germany (Bayern) Geotrypus montisasini (52567)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Scaptonyx edwardsi (200296)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Geotrypus montisasini (66138)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Scaptonyx edwardsi (39714)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Scaptonyx sp. (69098)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Bavaria) Scaptonyx edwardsi (49418)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) Scaptonyx edwardsi (69711)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) Scaptonyx edwardsi (49421)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Poland Geotrypus copernici (32485)