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Omoiotyphlops

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Omoiotyphlops was named by de Rochebrune (1884). It is not extant. Its type is Omoiotyphlops priscus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Blanus by Venczel and Stiuca (2008).

It was assigned to Crythiosauridae by Kuhn (1966); and to Amphisbaenidae by Vanzolini (1951), Estes (1983), Carroll (1988).

Synonyms
  • Typhlops edwardsi was named by de Rochebrune (1884). Its type specimen is MNHN QU 16573, a set of vertebrae (five associated vertebrae), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Omoiotyphlops.

    It was recombined as Omoiotyphlops priscus by Augé (2005); it was considered a nomen dubium by Auge (2012).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Omoiotyphlops de Rochebrune
1884Typhlops edwardsi de Rochebrune
1951Omoiotyphlops Vanzolini
1966Omoiotyphlops Kuhn p. 69
1983Omoiotyphlops Estes
1988Omoiotyphlops Carroll
2005Omoiotyphlops priscus Augé

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
—Amphisbaeniformes
—Amphisbaenidae(Gray 1865)
genusOmoiotyphlopsWagler 1830

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. †Omoiotyphlops de Rochebrune 1884
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Invalid names: Omoiotyphlops priscus de Rochebrune 1884 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:44
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:44
Source: f = family, infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 41.03000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) O. sp. (31736 183350)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene37.71 - 15.98France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) O. priscus (179194)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (South Carolina) Blanus sp. (182155)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Spain (Castile-La Mancha) O. sp., Blanus sp. (136269)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Blanus thomaskelleri (167464)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy (Sardinia) Blanus gracilis (138825)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Czechia (Ústí nad Labem) Blanus thomaskelleri (48173)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Blanus antiquus (69179)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Czechia (Moravia) Blanus sp. (200140)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Czechia (Karlovy Vary) O. gracilis, Squamata indet. II (138666)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) Blanus sp. (180192)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Austria (Lower Austria) Blanus antiquus (205096)
MN 5 - MN 615.98 - 12.75Türkiye (Ankara) Blanus sp. (68561)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France (Midi-Pyrenees) Blanus sp., Blanus antiquus (32191)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Spain (Catalonia) Blanus mendezi (174064)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Blanus antiquus (49521)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Romania (Arad) Blanus gracilis (135812)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Türkiye (Afyon) Blanus strauchi (199779)
MN 127.9 - 6.965Ukraine (Odessa) Blanus strauchi (230603 230604)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58France Blanus sp. (49096)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Spain (Alcolea de Calatrava) Blanus cinereus (224542)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Morocco Blanus sp. (32052)
MN 163.55 - 2.245Spain (Catalonia) Blanus cinereus (167736)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Spain (Castellon) Blanus cinereus (34929)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy (Foggia) Blanus sp. (242160)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Murcia) Blanus sp. (34128)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Malaga) Blanus cinereus (195564)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castellon) Blanus cinereus (34932)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Granada) Blanus cinereus (34985)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castilla-Leon) Blanus cinereus (34925)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Alicante) Blanus cinereus (199861 219152)