Soricomorpha

Translingual

Etymology

Sorex +‎ -morpha

Proper noun

Soricomorpha

Shrew-like mammals.
1. A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia.
2. A taxonomic suborder within the order Eulipotyphla.

Usage notes

Most circumscriptions of the order are now considered paraphyletic. See Soricomorpha in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell..

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class

Hyponyms

(order): Solenodontidae, Soricidae, Talpidae - extant families

References

Soricomorpha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Soricomorpha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Soricomorpha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Insectivora at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Soricomorpha at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Soricomorpha in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Soricomorpha at Encyclopedia of Life
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248

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