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Micrurus (coral snake)

Osteichthyes - Elapidae

Taxonomy
Micrurus was named by Wagler (1824). It is extant.

It was assigned to Elapidae by Ivanov (2000).

Species
M. gallicus
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. fulvius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Micrurus Wagler
2000Micrurus Ivanov

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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)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyColubroidea
familyElapidae
genusMicrurusWagler 1824

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.

G. Micrurus Wagler 1824 [coral snake]
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†Micrurus gallicus Rage and Holman 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available