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Scalopoides

Mammalia - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Scalopoides was named by Wilson (1960). It is not extant. Its type is Scalopoides isodens.

It was assigned to Urotrichini by Van Valen (1967); to Scalopini by Freeman (1979) and Gunnell et al. (2008); and to Talpidae by Wilson (1960), Carroll (1988) and Korth and Evander (2016).

Species
S. hutchisoni, S. isodens (type species), S. ripafodiator

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Scalopoides Wilson
1967Scalopoides Van Valen
1979Scalopoides Freeman p. 9
1988Scalopoides Carroll
2008Scalopoides Gunnell et al.
2016Scalopoides Korth and Evander

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
subfamilyTalpinaeFisher von Waldheim 1817
tribeScalopiniDobson 1883
genusScalopoidesWilson 1960

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.

G. †Scalopoides Wilson 1960
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†Scalopoides hutchisoni Korth and Evander 2016
†Scalopoides isodens Wilson 1960
†Scalopoides ripafodiator Hutchison 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialg
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: compared to the semi-fossorial tribe Urotrichinig
Created: 2011-05-14 21:13:10
Modified: 2011-05-14 06:13:10
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Freeman 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Arikareean to the top of the Clarendonian or 29.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) S. sp. (17709)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) S. sp. (212628)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) S. sp. (17564)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) S. sp. (17802 69806)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Oregon) S. ripafodiator (18917)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) S. isodens (17892 17934 26019)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) S. isodens (17877 17912)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) S. sp. (19599)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Canada (Saskatchewan) S. sp. (18003)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) S. isodens (17965)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) S. isodens (17889)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) S. sp. (18512)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) S. sp. (18759 18785 18790 18794 18797)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) S. sp. (18397)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Wyoming) S. sp. (18868)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) S. ripafodiator (18809 19011) S. ripofodiator (19017)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) S. sp. (18027 18208 18261 18284)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) S. hutchisoni (17976)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Montana) S. sp. (18843)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) S. sp. (18831)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) S. sp., S. ripafodiator (18327)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) S. sp. (18807 18970)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) S. sp. (18359)