Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Full reference: C. G. Rümke. 1976. Insectivora from Pikermi and Biodrak (Greece). Proceedings van de Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series B 79(4):256-270
Belongs to Desmanella according to C. G. Rümke 1976
Sister taxa: Desmanella amasyae, Desmanella cingulata, Desmanella compacta, Desmanella compactus, Desmanella crusafonti, Desmanella engesseri, Desmanella fejfari, Desmanella gardiolensis, Desmanella gudrunae, Desmanella quinquecuspidata, Desmanella rietscheli, Desmanella sickenbergi, Desmanella stehlini
Type specimen: AMPG PK-565, a tooth (M1 sup. dex.). Its type locality is Pikermi (small mammals), which is in a MN 12 terrestrial horizon in Greece.
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of France (2 collections)
• Miocene of Greece (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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