Belongs within: Atlantogenata.
Contains: Oryzorictinae.
The Afrosoricida or Tenrecoidea is a clade supported by molecular analyses uniting the Chrysochloridae (golden moles) and Tenrecidae (tenrecs and otter shrews). Chrysochloridae are found in arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Tenrecidae are mostly found in Madagascar, but the otter shrews of the Potamogalinae are found on continental Africa (as well as some fossil taxa). Members of the Afrosoricida all have zalambdodont teeth, in which the molars have a simplified V-shaped crest, but this characteristic is also found in some other mammal groups.
<==Afrosoricida [Tenrecoidea, Tenrecomorpha, Zalambdodonta] |--Tenrecidae [Centetidae, Centetina]ANG03 | |--Potamogalinae [Mystomyidae, Potamogalidae]B78 | | |--Potamogale Du Chaillu 1860 [incl. Bayonia Bocage 1865, Mystomys Gray 1861, Mythomys Gray 1861]V67 | | | |--P. ruwenzoriiM58 | | | `--P. velox Du Chaillu 1860AS86 | | `--Micropotamogale Heim de Balsac 1954 [incl. Kivugale Kretzoi 1961, Mesopotamogale Heim de Balsac 1956]V67 | | |--M. lamotteiM58 | | `--M. ruwenzoriiIT07 | `--+--Tenrecinae [Echinogalinae]B78 | | | i. s.: Dasogale Grandidier 1928V67 | | | `--D. fontoynontiBP87 | | |--+--Echinops Martin 1838AH06, V67 [inl. Echinogale Wagner 1841V67] | | | | `--E. telfairiAH06 | | | `--Setifer Froriep 1806AH06, V67 (see below for synonymy) | | | `--S. setosusAH06 [=Ericulus spinosusS66] | | `--+--Tenrec Lacépède 1799AH06, V67 (see below for synonymy) | | | `--T. ecaudatus Schreber 1777SKS05 [=Centites ecaudatusR64] | | `--Hemicentetes Mivart 1871AH06, V67 (see below for synonymy) | | |--H. nigricepsH01 | | `--H. semispinosusM94 | `--+--OryzorictinaeAH06 | `--+--ProtenrecinaeAH06 | | |--Protenrec Butler & Hopwood 1957V67 | | | `--P. tricuspis Butler & Hopwood 1957B78 | | `--Erythrozootes Butler & Hopwood 1957AH06, V67 | | `--E. chamerpes Butler & Hopwood 1957AH06, B78 | `--GeogalinaeAH06 | |--Parageogale Butler 1984AH06, SM93 | | `--P. aletrisOB13 | `--Geogale Milne-Edwards & Grandidier 1872FS15, V67 [incl. Cryptogale Grandidier 1928V67] | |--G. alestris Butler & Hopwood 1957B78 | `--G. aurita [incl. Cryptogale australis Grandidier 1928]M94 `--Chrysochloridae [Amblysominae, Chrysochlorida, Chrysochloroidea, Chrysochloromorpha, Eremitalpinae]ANG03 | i. s.: Prochrysochloris Butler & Hopwood 1957V67 | `--P. miocaenicus Butler & Hopwood 1957B78 | Proamblysomus Broom 1941V67 | `--P. antiquus Broom 1941B78 | Eochrysochloris tribosfenusOB13 |--Chrysospalax Gill 1883FS15, V67 [incl. Bematiscus Cope 1892V67] | |--C. trevelyaniIT07 | `--C. villosusIT07 `--+--Calcochloris Mivart 1867FS15, V67 | |--C. obtusirostrisFS15 | `--+--C. leucorhinusFS15 | `--C. tytonisFS15 `--+--+--Eremitalpa Roberts 1924FS15, V67 | | `--E. grantiBP87 | | |--E. g. grantiBP87 | | `--E. g. namibensisBP87 | `--+--Cryptochloris Shortridge & Carter 1938FS15, V67 | | |--C. wintoniBP87 | | `--C. zyliBP87 | `--Chrysochloris Lacépède 1799FS15, V67 (see below for synonymy) | |--C. stuhlmanniFS15 | | |--C. s. stuhlmanniAS86 | | `--C. s. fosteri (St. Leger 1931) [=Chlorotalpa fosteri]AS86 | `--+--C. asiaticaFS15 | `--C. visagieiFS15 `--+--Chlorotalpa Roberts 1924FS15, V67 | |--C. arendsiIT07 | |--C. duthieaeIT07 | |--C. leucorhinaIT07 | |--C. sclateriIT07 | |--C. spelea Broom 1941B78 | |--C. stuhlmanniJP84 | `--C. tytonisIT07 `--+--+--Carpitalpa Lundholm 1955FS15, V67 | | `--C. arendsiFS15 | `--Neamblysomus Roberts 1924FS15, V67 | |--N. gunningiFS15 | `--N. julianaeFS15 `--Amblysomus Pomel 1848FS15, V67 [incl. Chrysotrica Broom 1907V67, Huetia Forcart 1942V67] | i. s.: A. arendsiBP87 | A. duthiaeBP87 | A. gunningiIT07 | A. hamiltoni (De Graaff 1958) [=Chrysotricha hamiltoni]B78 | A. irisIT07 | A. julianaeIT07 | A. longicepsM94 | A. tytonisBP87 |--+--A. corriaeFS15 | `--A. marleyiFS15 `--+--A. hottentotusFS15 `--+--A. robustusFS15 `--A. septentrionalisFS15
Chrysochloris Lacépède 1799FS15, V67 [incl. Aspalax Wagler 1830V67, Chrysoris Rafinesque 1815V67, Ducantalpa Boitard 1842V67, Engyscopus Gistel 1848V67, Kilimatalpa Lundhom 1955V67]
Hemicentetes Mivart 1871AH06, V67 [incl. Echinodes Trouessart 1879 non Zimmerman 1869V67, Ericius Giebel 1871 non Sundevall 1842V67, Eteocles Gray 1821V67, Setiger Cuvier 1800V67]
Setifer Froriep 1806AH06, V67 [incl. Ericulus Geoffroy Saint Hilaire 1837V67, Hericulus Gloger 1841V67, Tendrac Blainville 1838V67]
Tenrec Lacépède 1799AH06, V67 [incl. Centetes Illiger 1811V67, Setifer Tiedemann 1808 non Froriep 1806V67, Tanrecus Blainville 1838V67]
*Type species of generic name indicated
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