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Blanidae

Reptilia - Blanidae

Taxonomy
Blanidae was named by Kearney (2003). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Kearney (2003).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Blanidae by Kearney (2003).

It was assigned to Amphisbaenia by Blain et al. (2007); to Lacertilia by Venczel and Stiuca (2008); to Amphisbaeniformes by Longrich et al. (2015); and to Amphisbaenia by Kearney (2003) and Cernansky et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Blanidae Kearney
2007Blanidae Blain et al.
2008Blanidae Venczel and Stiuca p. 754
2015Blanidae Cernansky et al. p. 104
2015Blanidae Longrich et al.

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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()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
—Amphisbaeniformes
familyBlanidaeKearney 2003
familyBlanidaeKearney 2003

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.

Fm. Blanidae Kearney 2003
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G. †Blanosaurus Folie et al. 2013
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†Blanosaurus primeocaenus Folie et al. 2013
G. †Cuvieribaena Cernansky et al. 2015
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†Cuvieribaena carlgansi Cernansky et al. 2015
G. †Louisamphisbaena Auge 2012
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Kearney 2003Anteriorly truncated nasals, reduced clavicles
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialinfrao
Diet: insectivoreinfrao
Created: 2005-09-16 14:12:18
Modified: 2005-09-16 16:12:18
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 10 to the top of the MP 30 or 55.80000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Brabant) Blanosaurus primeocaenus (35531)
MP 1055.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) Amphisbaenidae indet. (68440)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) Amphisbaenidae indet. (84997)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Picardie Region) Louisamphisbaena ferox (12847)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Cuvieribaena carlgansi (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) Blanidae indet. (40358)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) Blanidae indet. (12853)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Blanidae indet. (12842 12849)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Blanidae indet. (31751)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Blanidae indet. (12850)
MP 1937.2 - 33.9France Blanidae indet. (84656)
MP 1937.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Blanidae indet. (12844 12845)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Midi-Pyrenées) Blanidae indet. (167513 167534 167537)
MP 28 - MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Blanidae indet. (59126)
MP 2928.4 - 23.03Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Blanidae indet. (74679)