Calcochloris tytonis

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
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Magnordo: Epitheria
Superordo: Afrotheria
Ordo: Afrosoricida
Subordo: Chrysochloridea

Familia: Chrysochloridae
Subfamilia: Amblysominae
Genus: Calcochloris
Species: Calcochloris tytonis
Name

Calcochloris tytonis (Simonetta, 1968)

Type locality: Somalia, Giohar (= Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi).
Synonyms

Amblysomus tytonis Simonetta, 1968: 31
Chlorotalpa tytonis (Simonetta, 1968)

References
Primary references

Simonetta, A.M. 1968. A new golden mole from Somalia with an appendix on the taxonomy of the family Chrysochloridae (Mammalia, Insectivora). Monitore Zoologico Italiano. Supplemento (n.s.) 2(2): 27–55. DOI: 10.1080/03749444.1968.10736749 Open access. [page 31].

Links

Calcochloris tytonis in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Calcochloris tytonis (Simonetta, 1968) (Data Deficient)
Calcochloris tytonis (Simonetta, 1968) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
Ελληνικά: Σομαλικός Χρυσός Τυφλοπόντικας
English: Somali Golden Mole

The Somali golden mole (Calcochloris tytonis) is a golden mole endemic to Somalia. In 1964, Dr. Alberto Simonetta of the University of Florence discovered the mole's jaw and ear bone fragments in a barn owl pellet in Jowhar, Somalia.[2] The Somali golden mole differs from the other species in its family (Chrysochloridae) because the shape of its jaw is distinct; although the length of the lower jaw fits within the size range of the skulls of species Amblysomus leucorhinus and Amblysomus sclateri, the width of the ascending parts of the jaw is much bigger (2mm) than that of the species it most closely matches (Amblysomus leucorhinus). [3]
References

Maree, S. (2015). "Calcochloris tytonis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T4767A21285700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T4767A21285700.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Girling, Richard (2014). The Hunt for the Golden Mole: All Creatures Great and Small and Why They Matter. UK: Chatto & Windus. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-61902-450-2.

Simonetta, A. M. (1968). A New Golden Mole From Somalia With an Appendix on the Taxonomy of the Family Chrysochloridae (Mammalia, Insectivora). Monitore Zoologico Italiano. Supplemento, 2:1, 27–55. https://doi.org/10.1080/03749444.1968.10736749

Bronner, G.N.; Jenkins, P.D. (2005). "Order Afrosoricida". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.