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Elaphe buisi

Osteichthyes - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Elaphe buisi was named by Holman (1973). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Buis Ranch, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Oklahoma.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. dione, E. kochfidischi, E. quatorlineata, E. quttata, E. schrenckii, E. situla, E. taeniura

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Elaphe buisi Holman
1984Elaphe buisi Rage p. 46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
subfamilyColubrinae
genusElapheWagler 1833
speciesbuisiHolman 1973

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.

†Elaphe buisi Holman 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available