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Stilosoma (short-tailed snake)

Osteichthyes - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Stilosoma was named by Brown (1890). It is extant.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Behler and King (1979), Rage (1984), Carroll (1988); and to Colubrinae by Uetz (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Stilosoma Brown
1979Stilosoma Behler and King
1984Stilosoma Rage p. 51
1988Stilosoma Carroll
2005Stilosoma Uetz

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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)
familyColubridae
subfamilyColubrinae
genusStilosomaBrown 1890

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. Stilosoma Brown 1890 [short-tailed snake]
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Stilosoma vetustum Auffenberg 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 16:03:55
Modified: 2005-09-06 18:03:55
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.7 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Florida) Stilosoma vetustum (18541)