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Louisamphisbaena

Reptilia - Blanidae

Taxonomy
Louisamphisbaena was named by Auge (2012). Its type is Louisamphisbaena ferox.

It was assigned to Blanidae by Auge (2012); and to Blanidae by Longrich et al. (2015).

Species
L. ferox (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Louisamphisbaena Auge
2015Louisamphisbaena 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
genusLouisamphisbaena

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. †Louisamphisbaena Auge 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Pianka and Vitt 2003

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Picardie Region) L. ferox (12847)