Designation of the type species of Musaraneus Pomel, 1848 (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae)
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
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Abstract
The genus name Musaraneus often is attributed to Brisson (1762), however, most of Brisson's names are unavailable. Pomel (1848) subsequently made the name Musaraneus available, but did not designate a type species. The 18 species that Pomel listed under Musaraneus currently are distributed among five modern genera, two of which (Cryptotis Pomel, 1848 and Diplomesodon Brandt, 1852) are predated by Musaraneus. Because Cryptotis and Diplomesodon potentially could be considered junior synonyms of Musaraneus, I propose Sorex leucodon Hermann, 1780 (= Crocidura leucodon) as the type species for Musaraneus, thereby establishing Musaraneus as a junior synonym of Crocidura Wagler, 1832.
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Woodman, N., 2004, Designation of the type species of Musaraneus Pomel, 1848 (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae): Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, v. 117, no. 3, p. 266-270.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Designation of the type species of Musaraneus Pomel, 1848 (Mammalia: Soricomorpha: Soricidae) |
| Series title | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 266-270 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington |
| First page | 266 |
| Last page | 270 |