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Liotyphlops albirostris (Whitenose blind snake)

Osteichthyes - Anomalepididae

Taxonomy
Liotyphlops albirostris was named by Peters (1857). It is extant.

Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2018-09-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Liotyphlops albirostris Peters

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderScolecophidiaDuméril and Bibron 1844
familyAnomalepididae
genusLiotyphlopsPeters 1881
speciesalbirostrisPeters 1857

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.

Liotyphlops albirostris Peters 1857 [Whitenose blind snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available