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Elachistodontinae (disused)
Taxonomy
Elachistodontinae was named as a subfamily. It is extant.
It was reranked as the tribe Elachistodontinae by Perrier (1928).
It was assigned to Opisthoglypha by Perrier (1928).
It was reranked as the tribe Elachistodontinae by Perrier (1928).
It was assigned to Opisthoglypha by Perrier (1928).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Elachistodontinae Perrier p. 3107 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| E. Perrier 1928 | Dentition très réduite; 2 petites dents, à l'arrière du maxillaire, suivies de 2 petits crochets sillonnés; 8 dents à la mandibule; palatins et ptérygoïdes, portant des saillies dentiformes. Vertèbres thoraciques antérieures présentant des hypapopbyses faisant saillie dans l'œsophage, tout à fait comme dans le Dasypellis (Voir p. 3105). Une seule espèce: Elachistodon Westermanni, Reinh. Bengale. |