Eulipotyphla
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From eu- + Lipotyphla.
Proper noun
[edit]Eulipotyphla
- A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – eulipotyphlans.
- A grouping (not fully accepted) of morphologically similar mammals, including hedgehogs and most shrews, corresponding to orders Erinaceomorpha + Soricomorpha.
- A taxonomic clade within the clade Laurasiatheria.
Synonyms
[edit]- (order): Lipotyphla (sensu stricto)
Hypernyms
[edit]- (order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Laurasiatheria - clade; Boreoeutheria - magnorder
Hyponyms
[edit]- (order): Erinaceidae, Soricidae, Talpidae, Solenodontidae (solenodons) - extant families
- Erinaceinae (hedgehogs), Hylomyinae (gymnures); Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews), Soricinae (red-toothed shrews), Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews); Desmaninae (desmans), Talpinae (moles), Uropsilinae (shrew-like moles) - subfamilies
- † Nesophontidae (extinct West Indian shrews), †Amphilemuridae - extinct famililes
References
[edit]- Eulipotyphla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Eulipotyphla at Paleobiology Database ()