Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Parent taxon: Soricidae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also George 1986, Lopatin 2006, Rzebik-Kowalska 1994 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Alloblarinella, Allosoricinae, Alluvisorex, Amphisorex, Asoriculus, Beremendia, Cokia, Cretasorex, Crocidosoricinae, Crocidurinae, Heterosoricinae, Limnoecinae, Lunanosorex, Microsorex, Nesiotites, Paenepetenyia, Parydrosorex, Petenyiella, Podihik, Protosorex, Siwalikosorex, Soricolestinae, Zelceina
Subtaxa: Allosoricini Amblycoptini Anourosoricini Blarinini Hemisorex Nectogalini Neomyini Soricini
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Austria (1 collection), Belgium (1), Canada (3: Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon), China (4), Colombia (1), the Czech Republic (3), France (13), Germany (15), Greece (6), Hungary (20), Italy (32), Japan (3), Kyrgyzstan (1), Mexico (2), the Netherlands (3), Poland (9), Portugal (1), Romania (14), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (9), Turkey (1), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (6), United States (155: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming)
• Blancan of Mexico (1), United States (55: Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Washington)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1), Hungary (3), Italy (1)
• Pliocene of Austria (2), Canada (1: Northwest Territories), China (7), France (8), Germany (2), Greece (3), Hungary (7), Italy (4), Moldova (1), Morocco (2), Poland (8), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (1), Slovakia (1), Spain (9), Turkey (2), Ukraine (1)
• MN 13 of Greece (1), Turkey (2)
• Hemphillian of United States (8: Arizona, California, Nebraska, Oregon)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Greece (2)
• Miocene of Austria (9), China (11), France (4), Germany (15), Greece (10), Hungary (6), Mongolia (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Slovakia (1), Spain (7), Turkey (3), United States (19: California, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 530 collections including 1022 occurrences