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Coluber planicarinatus

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Nanus planicarinatus was named by Bachmayer and Szyndlar (1985). Its type specimen is NMW 1984/97 (a single trunk vertebra) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kohfidisch, which is in a MN 11 terrestrial horizon in Austria.

It was recombined as Coluber planicarinatus by Bachmayer and Szyndlar (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Nanus planicarinatus Bachmayer and Szyndlar p. 84 figs. 17-22
1987Coluber planicarinatus Bachmayer and Szyndlar p. 29/30 figs. 3, 4 pl. 1; text-fig. 2

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

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.

Coluber planicarinatus Bachmayer and Szyndlar 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 15:54:48
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:54:48
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: MN 11 or 8.70000 to 7.75000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) Nanus planicarinatus, Coluber planicarinatus (type locality: 37789)