Family Talpidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817 (mole)
PaleoDB taxon number: 40398
Alternative spelling: Talpini
Synonym: Myaladae Gray 1821 (taxon 253511)
Parent taxon: Lipotyphla according to R. J. Asher et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Centetidae, Erinaceidae, Geolabididae, Solenodontidae
Subtaxa: Achlyoscapter, Asthenoscapter, Chrysochlorina, Condylura, Desmana, Desmaninae, Desmanodon, Domninoides, Eotalpa, Galeospalax, Hesperoscalops, Hugueneya, Hyporyssus, Lemoynea, Mogera, Mongolopala, Mystipterus, Neurotrichus, Oreotalpa, Parascalops, Proscalopinae, Quadrodens, Scalopus, Scapanoscapter, Scapanus, Scaptochirus, Scaptogale, Soricina, Suleimaninae, Talpa, Talpina, Talpinae, Tegulariscaptor, Tenrecina, Tupaina, Uropsilinae
Ecology: fossorial insectivore