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Scapanus townsendii

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Scalops townsendii was named by Bachman (1839). It is extant. It is the type species of Scapanus.

It was recombined as Scapanus townsendii by Pomel (1848), Hay (1930), Hutchison (1968), Hall (1981), Wilson and Reeder (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Scalops townsendii Bachman
1848Scapanus townsendii Pomel
1930Scapanus townsendii Hay p. 439
1968Scapanus townsendii Hutchison
1981Scapanus townsendii Hall
1993Scapanus townsendii Wilson and Reeder

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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
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
tribeScalopiniDobson 1883
genusScapanusPomel 1848
speciestownsendii(Bachman 1839)

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.

Scapanus townsendii Bachman 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialg
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-05-14 21:04:23
Modified: 2011-05-14 06:04:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Freeman 1979

Age range: Blancan or 4.90000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Scapanus townsendii (19910)