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Apheliscidae

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Apheliscidae Matthew
2005Apheliscidae Zack et al.
2012Apheliscidae Hooker and Russell
2012Apheliscidae Rose et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Afroinsectiphilia
Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyApheliscidaeMatthew 1918
familyApheliscidaeMatthew 1918

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Apheliscidae Matthew 1918
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G. †Aletodon Gingerich 1977
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Aletodon conardae Winterfeld 1982
Aletodon gunnelli Gingerich 1977
Aletodon mellon Van Valen 1978
Aletodon quadravus Gingerich 1983
Subfm. †Apheliscinae Matthew 1918
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G. †Parapheliscus Van Valen 1967
G. †Apheliscus Cope 1875
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Apheliscus chydaeus Gingerich 1994
Apheliscus insidiosus Cope 1874
Apheliscus nitidus Simpson 1937
Apheliscus wapitiensis Van Valen 1967
G. †Dorraletes Gingerich 1983
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G. †Gingerichia Zack et al. 2005
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Gingerichia geoteretes Zack et al. 2005
Gingerichia hystrix Zack et al. 2005
G. †Haplaletes Simpson 1935
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Haplaletes andakupensis Van Valen 1978
Haplaletes disceptatrix Simpson 1935
Haplaletes pelicatus Gazin 1956
G. †Haplomylus Matthew 1915
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Haplomylus bozemanensis Robinson and Williams 1997
Haplomylus meridionalis Beard and Dawson 2009
Haplomylus palustris Gingerich 1994
Haplomylus scottianus Gingerich 1994
Haplomylus simpsoni Rose 1981
Haplomylus zalmouti Gingerich and Smith 2006
G. †Litomylus Simpson 1935
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Litomylus aequidens Matthew 1937
Litomylus dissentaneus Simpson 1935
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Invalid names: Litomylus osceolae Van Valen 1978 [synonym], Litomylus scaphiscus Gazin 1956 [synonym]
Litomylus grandaletes Scott et al. 2002
Litomylus ishami Gazin 1956
Litomylus orthronepius Johnston and Fox 1984
Litomylus scaphicus Gazin 1956
Subfm. †Louisininae Sudre and Russell 1982
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G. †Khamsaconus Sudre et al. 1993
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Khamsaconus bulbosus Sudre et al. 1993
G. †Phenacodaptes Jepsen 1930
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Phenacodaptes sabulosus Jepsen 1930
G. †Utemylus Gingerich 1983
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Utemylus latomius Gingerich 1983
Utemylus serior Gazin 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Puercan to the top of the Lutetian or 66.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (316 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Litomylus orthronepius (14768)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Utah) Haplaletes andakupensis (14790)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Haplaletes andakupensis (14766) Litomylus orthronepius (14809)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) Haplaletes diminutivus (14962)
To263.3 - 61.7Canada (Alberta) Litomylus sp. (14894)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Wyoming) Haplaletes disceptatrix (14896 14904) Haplaletes disceptatrix, Litomylus dissentaneus (14886 14898 14912) Litomylus dissentaneus (14879 14881 14897 14903)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (New Mexico) Haplaletes disceptatrix, Litomylus dissentaneus (14893) Haplaletes sp. (14832) Litomylus dissentaneus (14815)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Texas) Haplaletes disceptatrix (14956)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Montana) Haplaletes disceptatrix, Litomylus dissentaneus (14906)
Torrejonian - Tiffanian63.3 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Haplaletes disceptatrix (14851) Litomylus scaphicus (14820)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Litomylus dissentaneus, Litomylus sp., Apheliscinae indet. (14939)
Ti361.7 - 56.8USA (Colorado) Haplaletes pelicatus (99821)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Aletodon conardae, Phenacodaptes sabulosus (14974) Aletodon quadravus, Dorraletes diminutivus (14936) Aletodon quadravus, Haplaletes serior (15017) Aletodon sp. (15059 53059) Apheliscus nitidus (190419 190476) Haplaletes diminutivus (14944) Haplaletes disceptatrix (15014) Haplaletes disceptatrix, Litomylus dissentaneus (15016) Haplaletes pelicatus, Litomylus ishami (14999) Haplaletes pelicatus, Litomylus scaphicus, Litomylus scaphiscus (14989) Haplaletes serior (14997) Haplaletes sp. (14965) Haplaletes sp., Haplaletes disceptatrix (198265) Haplaletes sp., Haplaletes disceptatrix, Haplaletes pelicatus (198264) Haplaletes sp., Haplaletes disceptatrix, Haplaletes pelicatus, Litomylus dissentaneus (198263) Haplaletes sp., Haplaletes pelicatus, Litomylus dissentaneus (198262) Litaletes sp. (14926) Litomylus dissentaneus (14983 15015) Litomylus ishami (14981) Litomylus scaphicus, Litomylus scaphiscus (14964) Litomylus sp. (15034 15067) Litomylus sp., Phenacodaptes sabulosus (15036) Phenacodaptes sabulosus (15049 15057 190437) Phenacodaptes sabulosus, Litomylus ishami (14952) Phenacodaptes sp. (187515)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Aletodon quadravus, Haplaletes diminutivus (14931)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Colorado) Haplaletes serior, Haplomylus simpsoni, Litomylus ishami, Phenacodaptes sabulosus (174227) Utemylus latomius (14967)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Gingerichia geoteretes (15030) Gingerichia sp. 1 (15010) Haplaletes diminutivus (15048) Haplaletes disceptatrix, Litomylus ishami (14937) Haplaletes sp., Haplaletes disceptatrix, Litomylus dissentaneus (15047) Litomylus dissentaneus, Hyopsodontidae indet. (15025)
Tiffanian - Clarkforkian61.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Apheliscus sabulosus (15035)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene58.7 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Aletodon gunnelli, Apheliscus nitidus, Haplomylus simpsoni (80579)
Cf256.8 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Phenacodaptes sp., Apheliscus nitidus (46651)
Clarkforkian56.8 - 55.8USA (Montana) Haplomylus sp., Haplaletes sp. (15079)
Clarkforkian56.8 - 55.8USA (Colorado) Aletodon gunnelli (15252 15347) Apheliscus sp., Aletodon gunnelli, Haplomylus simpsoni (15346) Haplomylus simpsoni (15239)
Clarkforkian56.8 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Aletodon gunnelli (15101 15112 15128 15146 15162 190416) Aletodon gunnelli, Apheliscus nitidus (15089 15126 15137 15206) Aletodon gunnelli, Apheliscus nitidus, Haplomylus simpsoni (15084 15122 15124 15147 15159 15167 15181 15193) Aletodon gunnelli, Haplomylus simpsoni (15165) Apheliscus nitidus (15075 15107 15134 15183 15192 190454 190480) Apheliscus nitidus, Aletodon gunnelli (15072) Apheliscus nitidus, Haplomylus palustris (190455) Apheliscus nitidus, Haplomylus simpsoni (15097 15104 15160) Apheliscus sp. (15082 15216) Haplomylus simpsoni (15085 15087 15091 15099 15102 15103 15110 15111 15120 15129 15132 15139 15142 15156 15170 15171 15172 15174 15178 15184 15185 15189 15198 15202 154182) Haplomylus sp., Aletodon gunnelli, Apheliscus insidiosus (15092) Haplomylus speirianus (15076) Phenacodaptes sabulosus (15201 190434)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco Khamsaconus bulbosus (133216)
Graybullian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Apheliscus insidiosus (15701) Haplomylus sp. (15875)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Apheliscus chydaeus (15587 15726 15727 15731 15733 15736 15738 15740 15753 15754 15755 15774 15775 15788 15792 15794 15796 15797 15815 15816 15819 15820 15822 15823 15825 15829 46721 46727 46780 46782 46785 46788 46798 46804 46809 46813 46814 46819 46838) Apheliscus chydaeus, Apheliscus wapitiensis (15586) Apheliscus chydaeus, Haplomylus scottianus (15742 15758 15790 15800) Apheliscus insidiosus (15491 15687 15707 15793 15964 46683 46707 46734 46737 46752 46760 46816 46817 46820 46847 186944) Apheliscus insidiosus, Haplomylus scottianus (15694 15697 46731 46749 46759) Apheliscus nitidus (15932 16020 16022 16026 16027) Apheliscus sp. (15493 15495 15504 15507 15510 15512 15514 15516 15518 15520 15521 15522 15523 15531 15551 15552 15553 15574 15729 15756 15779 46658 46690 118482) Apheliscus sp., Haplomylus scottianus (15532) Apheliscus sp., Haplomylus sp. (15577) Apheliscus wapitiensis (46808 46834) Haplomylus bozemanensis (15883 15884 16036 16040 16041 16042 16047 16049 16051) Haplomylus bozemanensis, Apheliscus nitidus (15912 16055) Haplomylus scottianus (15593 15682 15695 15698 15702 15704 15705 15741 15743 15744 15745 15757 15767 15768 15769 15770 15782 15784 15785 15798 15799 15801 15802 15803 15805 15806 15807 15810 15827 15828 15835 46720 46733 46738 46739 46751 46753 46756 46758 46845 186939 186945 186946) Haplomylus sp. (15892 15943 16006 16007 46691) Parapheliscus wapitiensis (85438)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Mississippi) Haplomylus speirianus (15719)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Prototomus insidiosus (15452)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Apheliscus sp. (15222 15350 15353 15356 15357 15450 15480 15485 15660 15725 15845 15865 15887)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Apheliscidae indet. (154254) Apheliscus insidiosus (15684) Haplomylus zalmouti (80580 154260 154279)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3China (Shandong) Haplomylus sp. (39413)