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Chthonophidae

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Chthonophidae was named by Longrich et al. (2015). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Amphisbaenia by Longrich et al. (2015).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Chthonophidae Longrich et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
Chthonophidae
Chthonophidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. †Chthonophidae Longrich et al. 2015
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G. †Chthonophis Longrich et al. 2015
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Chthonophis subterraneus Longrich et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available