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Amblysomus (African golden mole)

Mammalia - Chrysochloridae

Taxonomy
Amblysomus was named by Pomel (1848). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chrysochloridae by Van Valen (1967), Carroll (1988), Gilbert et al. (2006).

Species
A. hottentotus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Amblysomus Pomel p. 247
1867Calcochloris Mivart
1907Chrysotrica Broom
1942Huetia Forcart
1967Amblysomus Van Valen
1988Amblysomus Carroll
2006Amblysomus Gilbert et al. p. 794

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
superfamilyTenrecoidea()
familyChrysochloridaeGray 1825
genusAmblysomusPomel 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.

G. Amblysomus Pomel 1848 [African golden mole]
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Invalid names: Calcochloris Mivart 1867 [synonym], Chrysotrica Broom 1907 [synonym], Huetia Forcart 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:34:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58South Africa Calcochloris hamiltoni (22339 22341 22353)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa Amblysomus spelea (21824)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa Amblysomus hottentotus (21949)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Amblysomus hottentotus (21693)