†family Hyporhinidae Baur 1893 (worm lizard)
Reptilia - Squamata - Hyporhinidae
Alternative spelling: Hyporhininae
Full reference: G. Baur. 1893. The discovery of Miocene amphisbaenians. The American Naturalist 27(323):998-999
Parent taxon: Amphisbaenia according to R. Estes 1983
See also Carroll 1988 and Kuhn 1966
Sister taxa: Amphisbaeniformes, Amphisbaenoidea, Chthonophidae, Crythiosauridae, Hodzhakulia, Oligodontosauridae, Polyodontobaenidae, Rhineuroidea
Subtaxa: Hyporhina
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Colorado, South Dakota collections)
• Eocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence