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Cadurceryx

Reptilia - Boidae

Taxonomy
Cadurceryx was named by Hoffstetter and Rage (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Cadurceryx filholi.

It was assigned to Erycinae by Hoffstetter and Rage (1972), Hoffstetter and Rage (1972) and Rage (1984); and to Boidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
C. filholi (type species), C. pearchi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Cadurceryx Hoffstetter and Rage
1984Cadurceryx Rage p. 24
1988Cadurceryx Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
—Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
familyBoidaeGray 1825
subfamilyErycinaeBonaparte 1825
genusCadurceryx

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. †Cadurceryx Hoffstetter and Rage 1972
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†Cadurceryx filholi Hoffstetter and Rage 1972
†Cadurceryx pearchi Holman et al. 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: SVLsubf
Adult length: 100 to < 1000subf
Grouping: solitarysubf
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: oviparoussubf
Created: 2005-09-10 09:20:11
Modified: 2005-09-10 11:20:11
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Greene 1997, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) C. filholi (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Picardie Region) C. sp. (12847)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) C. filholi (12841 12849 12852) C. sp. (12842)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) C. pearchi (39662)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) C. filholi (12850)