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Lichanuridae (disused)

Reptilia - Lichanuridae

Taxonomy
Lichanuridae was named by Cope (1868). It is extant. Its type is Lichanura.

It was assigned to Peropoda by Cope (1871) and Cope (1875).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Lichanuridae Cope
1871Lichanuridae Cope p. 238
1875Lichanuridae Cope p. 22

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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)
suborderAsineaMüller
infraorderPeropodaMüller
familyLichanuridaeCope 1868
familyLichanuridaeCope 1868

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. Lichanuridae Cope 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available