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Lestophis

Osteichthyes - Rhineuridae

Taxonomy
Lestophis was named by Marsh (1885). It is not extant. Its type is Limnophis crassus.

It was assigned to Boidae by Hay (1902), Hay (1930); to Rhineurinae by Hecht (1959); and to Rhineuridae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988).

Species
L. anceps, L. crassus, Limnophis crassus (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2019-08-27

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Limnophis Marsh pp. 326, 329
1885Lestophis Marsh
1902Lestophis Hay p. 480
1930Lestophis Hay p. 268
1959Lestophis Hecht p. 136
1983Lestophis Estes
1988Lestophis Carroll

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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
—Rhineuroidea
familyRhineuridaeVanzolini 1951
genusLestophisMarsh 1885

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. †Lestophis Marsh 1885
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†Lestophis anceps Marsh 1871
†Lestophis crassus Marsh 1871
Invalid names: Limnophis Marsh 1871 [replaced]
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: Carroll 1988, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Chadronian or 51.10000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Glyptosaurus anceps (16228) L. crassus (16281) L. sp. (16244)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) L. sp. (16919)