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Desmana moschata (Russian desman)

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Castor moschatus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Desmana moschata by Thomas (1911), Kurten (1968), Rümke (1985), Stuart (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Castor moschatus Linnaeus p. 59
1911Desmana moschata Thomas p. 146
1968Desmana moschata Kurten p. 48
1985Desmana moschata Rümke p. 184
1992Desmana moschata Stuart

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—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)
genusDesmanaGuldenstaedt 1777
speciesmoschata()

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.

Desmana moschata Linnaeus 1758 [Russian desman]
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. G. Rümke 1985the mean length of the p2 is about 2.24 mm, the mean length of the p3 is about 2.12 mm, the mean length of the p4 is about 2.71 mm; the p2/p3 ratio is about 1.06. The p1 is single rooted.
The mean length of the C is about 2.33 mm, the mean length of the P2 is about 2.35 mm, the mean length of the P3 is about 1.96 mm; the P2/P3 ratio is about 1.20. The P1 is single rooted.
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:11:42
Modified: 2012-04-16 20:11:42
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Gingerich 2003, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Desmana moschata (35905 50000)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Germany (Weisbaden) Desmana moschata (34400)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Romania Desmana moschata (40260)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) Desmana moschata (49816)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Desmana moschata (50196)