Family Soricidae Fischer 1814 (shrew)
PaleoDB taxon number: 40443
Parent taxon: Soricomorpha according to M. T. Silcox et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Changlelestidae, Heterosoricidae, Nycticonodon, Nyctitheriidae, Parapternodontidae, Plesiosoricidae, Solenodon, Soricota
Subtaxa: Alloblarinella, Allosoricinae, Alluvisorex, Amphisorex, Anchiblarinella, Anouroneomys, Arctisorex, Asoriculus, Beckiasorex, Beremendia, Cokia, Cretasorex, Crocidosoricinae, Crocidurinae, Limnoecinae, Limnoecus, Lunanosorex, Nesiotites, Paenepetenyia, Paracryptotis, Parydrosorex, Petenyiella, Planisorex, Podihik, Pseudotrimylus, Siwalikosorex, Soricinae, Soricolestinae, Tregosorex, Wilsonosorex, Zelceina
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore