Chrysochloridea

ChrysochlorideaBroom, 1915

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

MacPhee and Novacek (1993) erected the suborder Chrysochloromorpha for golden moles, but following Simpson’s (1945:32-33) nomenclatural principles for categories above superfamilies, Chrysochloridea is the senior synonym.

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.