Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Parent taxon: Scalopini according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Hay 1930, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Van Valen 1967 and Yates and Schmidly 1975
Sister taxa: Leptoscaptor, Scalopoides, Scalopus, Scapanoscapter, Scapanulus, Yanshuella
Subtaxa: Scapanus hagermanensis Scapanus latimanus Scapanus malatinus Scapanus orarius Scapanus proceridens Scapanus shultzi Scapanus townsendii
Type: Scalops townsendii
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (20: California collections)
• Blancan of United States (13: California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
• Hemphillian of United States (12: California, Nevada, Oregon)
• Miocene of United States (8: California, Idaho, Oregon)
Total: 53 collections including 56 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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