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Pythonoidea

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Pythonoidea was named by Fitzinger (1826).

It was assigned to Serpentes by Fitzinger (1826).

Subtaxa
Messelopython

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Pythonoidea Fitzinger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
superfamilyPythonoideaFitzinger 1826
superfamilyPythonoideaFitzinger 1826

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.

Superfm. †Pythonoidea Fitzinger 1826
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G. †Messelopython Zaher and Smith 2020
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†Messelopython freyi Zaher and Smith 2020
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available