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Ophidium

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Ophidium was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Serpentes by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Ophidium Linnaeus
1988Ophidium Carroll

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

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. Ophidium Linnaeus 1758
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†Ophidium biarritzense Sulc 1932
†Ophidium biscaicum Sulc 1932
†Ophidium magnus Bassoli 1906
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

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Neogene or 38.00000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France O. biscaicum, O. biarritzense (222677)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Indonesia (Aceh) O. magnus (223637)