Spalax arenarius

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Muroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Cladus: Boreosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Euarchontoglires
Cladus: Gliriformes
Grandordo: Glires
Mirordo: Simplicidentata
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Spalacidae
Subfamilia: Spalacinae
Genus: Spalax
Species: Spalax arenarius

Name

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Spalax arenarius Reshetnik, 1939

  • Lectotype: NMNHU 2990/31 (formerly nº14), ♂, collected by E.G. Reshetnik on 25 May 1937. [designated by Ognev (1947: 615)]
  • Type locality: “Гола Пристань, Миколаївська область, північно-західне узбережжя Чорного моря [=Golaya Pristan, Nikolaev region, north-western coast of Black Sea]”, Kherson oblast, Ukraine.

Combinations

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  • Spalax polonicus arenarius Reshetnik, 1939: 11 [Original combination, as subspecies]
  • Spalax arenarius Ognev, 1947: 615 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

Native distribution areas

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Spalax arenarius — distribution map
  • Ukraine: Kherson oblast: Lower Dnepr River sands.

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Sandy Blind Mole Rat