Talpa aquitania

Nicolas, Martínez-Vargas, & Hugot, 2017

Aquitanian Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Talpidae
Subfamily : Talpinae
Tribe : Talpini
Genus : Talpa
Subgenus : Talpa

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Nicolas, V., Martínez-Vargas, J. and Hugot, J.-P. 2017-10-26. _Talpa aquitania_ sp. nov. (Talpidae, Soricomorpha), a new mole species from SW France and N Spain. Mammalia 81(6):641-642.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2017-0057

Original name as described

Talpa aquitania

Type material

MNHN-ZM-2016-471

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Saint-Benoît, [France], 46.546°N-0.348°W."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

France · Spain

Taxonomy notes

recently described; original description appeared in 2015, but the name did not fulfill the ICZN requirements and was invalid until the name was officially described in 2017

Taxonomy notes citation

Nicholas, V., Martinez-Vargas, J., Hugot, J.-P. 2015. Preliminary note: Talpa aquitania nov sp. (Talpidae, Soricomorpha) a new mole species from southwest France and North Spain. Bull. Acad. Vet. France, 168, 329-334. · Nicolas, V., Martínez-Vargas, J., & Hugot, J. P. (2017). Talpa aquitania sp. nov.(Talpidae, Soricomorpha), a new mole species from SW France and N Spain. Mammalia, 81(6), 641-642.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004335

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Talpa aquitania

Nicolas, Martínez-Vargas, & Hugot, 2017

Family

Talpidae

Root name

aquitania

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-2016-471

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

641

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Talpa aquitania

Nicolas, Martínez-Vargas, & Hugot, 2015

Family

Talpidae

Root name

aquitania

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unpublished_electronic

Authority page

330

Authority publication

Bulletin de l'Académie Vétérinaire de France

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