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Under construction Taxon: Family Soricidae G. Fischer, 1814 - shrews
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Authorship

Original nameFischer [von Waldheim], G. 1814. Zoognosia tabulis synopticis illustrata, 3: x.
Subsequent rankGray, 1821: 300.

Types

Nominotypical taxon ofSoricoidea (Superfamily) G. Fischer, 1814
Nominotypical taxonSoricinae (Subfamily) G. Fischer, 1814

Variants

Incorrect authorshipSoricidae (Family) G. Fischer, 1817, err. bibl.

Taxonomic positions

Subsequent positionSoricoidea (Superfamily) G. Fischer, 1814

Vernacular Names

Dutch:spitsmuizen
English:shrews

Number of Subtaxa

2013Available in Systema Naturae 200025g;375s;188ss;1v; ‡1g;4s;1ss; †60g;6s
1989-presentSystema Naturae 2000[25g;375s;188ss; †60g]
2005R. Hutterer: 300[25g;374s;189ss]
1997M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell[21g; ‡1g; †57g]
1993R. Hutterer23g;312s
1991G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill[21g];~272s
1982A.F. DeBlase3sf;[20g]
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