Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Parent taxon: Soricidae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Lopatin 2006 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Alloblarinella, Allosoricinae, Alluvisorex, Amphisorex, Asoriculus, Beremendia, Cokia, Cretasorex, Crocidosoricinae, Crocidurinae, Heterosoricinae, Lunanosorex, Microsorex, Nesiotites, Paenepetenyia, Parydrosorex, Petenyiella, Podihik, Protosorex, Siwalikosorex, Soricinae, Soricolestinae, Zelceina
Subtaxa: Angustidens Limnoecus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Nebraska collection)
• Miocene of Austria (1), Germany (1), United States (45: California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Harrisonian of United States (1: Nebraska)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 50 collections including 52 occurrences