Tribe Blarinini Kretzoi 1965 (red-toothed shrew)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Soricidae

Parent taxon: Soricinae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008

See also George 1986, Rzebik-Kowalska 1990 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Allosoricini, Amblycoptini, Anourosoricini, Hemisorex, Nectogalini, Neomyini, Soricini

Subtaxa: Adeloblarina Blarina Blarinoides Cryptotis Mafia Paracryptotis Peisorex Shikamainosorex Sulimskia Tregosorex

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Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Colombia (1 collection), Greece (1), Mexico (2), Poland (2), United States (92: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming)

• Blancan of United States (17: Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas, Washington)

• Pliocene of France (2), Germany (2), Greece (1), Hungary (2), Italy (2), Poland (7), Romania (1), Slovakia (1), Spain (1), Turkey (1)

• Hemphillian of United States (5: California, Nebraska, Oregon)

• Miocene of United States (6: Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota)

Total: 146 collections including 178 occurrences

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