Talpa romana

O. Thomas, 1902

Roman 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1902-12-01. On the mole of the Roman district. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)10(60):516-517.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19339325

Original name as described

Talpa romana

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.2.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2739a5a9-7ce0-4f01-8543-0a04915c43f1

Type locality

"Ostia," near Rome, Italy.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Italy

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004344

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 romana

O. Thomas, 1902

Family

Talpidae

Root name

romana

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.1.2.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2739a5a9-7ce0-4f01-8543-0a04915c43f1

Authority page

516

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19339325

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41484/2953688) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Talpa romana aenigmatica

D. Capolongo & Panascì, 1976

Family

Talpidae

Root name

aenigmatica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MF 6125

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

112

Authority publication

Rendiconti dell'Accademia delle Science Fisiche e Matematiche

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa romana brachycrania

D. Capolongo & Panascì, 1976

Family

Talpidae

Root name

brachycrania

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MF 8180

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

115

Authority publication

Rendiconti dell'Accademia delle Science Fisiche e Matematiche

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa romana adamoi

D. Capolongo & Panascì, 1976

Family

Talpidae

Root name

adamoi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MF 8188

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

113

Authority publication

Rendiconti dell'Accademia delle Science Fisiche e Matematiche

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa romana wittei

D. Capolongo, 1986

Family

Talpidae

Root name

wittei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZFMK:Mamm:1966.298

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

252

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44675918

Authority publication

Bonner zoologische Beiträge

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa romana romana

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Talpidae

Root name

romana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa romana major

Altobello, 1920

Family

Talpidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

32

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa romana montana

Cabrera, 1925

Family

Talpidae

Root name

montana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

87

Authority publication

Madrid

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

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