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Sorex
Linnaeus, 1758
- long-tailed shrews
(mammal)
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Entity:
Soricini (Tribe)
..†Alloblairinella (Genus)
..†Alluvisorex (Genus)
..†Anchiblarinella (Genus)
..†Antesorex (Genus)
..†Carposorex (Genus)
..†Clapasorex (Genus)
..†Cokia (Genus)
..†Cretasorex (Genus)
..†Crocidosorex (Genus)
..†Dimylosorex (Genus)
..†Drepanosorex (Genus)
..†Florinia (Genus)
..†Lartetium (Genus)
..†Paenepetenyia (Genus)
..†Petenyia (Genus)
..†Srinitium (Genus)
..†Ulmensia (Genus)
..Sorex (Genus) - long-tailed shrews
....Ognevia (Subgenus)
....Otisorex (Subgenus)
....Sorex (Subgenus)
....Sorex arizonae (Species) - Arizona shrew
....Sorex emarginatus (Species)
....Sorex merriami (Species) - Merriam's shrew
....Sorex saussurei (Species) - Saussure's shrew
....Sorex sclateri (Species) - Sclater's shrew
....Sorex stizodon (Species) - San Cristobal shrew
....Sorex trowbridgii (Species) - Trowbridge's shrew
....Sorex ventralis (Species)
....Sorex veraecrucis (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Unavailable original name & rank
:
Linnaeus, C. 1748.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 6)
: 2, 10.
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 53.
Types
Type of
:
Soricini
(Tribe)
Fischer, 1814
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Sorex
(Subgenus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Sorex
(Genus)
nom. inval.
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Atophyrax
(Genus)
Merriam, 1884
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Corsira
(Genus)
Gray, 1838
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Homalurus
(Genus)
Schulze, 1890
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Hydrogale
(Genus)
Pomel, 1848, nom. illeg.
Ref:
PBDB
: 13 Feb 2019.
Synonymous name
:
Microsorex
(Genus)
Baird, 1877
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Synonymous name
:
Musaraneus
(Genus)
Brisson, 1762
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Neosorex
(Genus)
Baird, 1857
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Otisorex
(Genus)
De Kay, 1842
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Soricidus
(Genus)
Altobello, 1927
Ref:
PBDB
: 30 Apr 2013.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
long-tailed shrews
:
red-toothed shrews
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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