Eulipotyphla

Translingual

Etymology

From eu- +‎ Lipotyphla.

Proper noun

Eulipotyphla

A grouping (not fully accepted) of morphologically similar mammals, including hedgehogs and most shrews, corresponding to orders Erinaceomorpha + Soricomorpha
1. A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia.
2. A taxonomic clade within the clade Laurasiatheria.

Synonyms

(order): Lipotyphla (sensu stricto)

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Mammalia - class; Boreoeutheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - clade

Hyponyms

(order): Erinaceidae, Soricidae, Talpidae, Solenodontidae (solenodons) - extant families
- Erinaceinae (hedgehog)s, Hylomyinae (moonrats, 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

Eulipotyphla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Eulipotyphla at Encyclopedia of Life
Eulipotyphla at Paleobiology Database (Eulipotyphla at Encyclopedia of Life)

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