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Thalassophis

Reptilia - Elapidae

Taxonomy
Thalassophis was named by Schmidt (1852). It is extant.

It was assigned to Hydrophiinae by Rasmussen (2001).

Species
T. anomalus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Thalassophis Schmidt
2001Thalassophis Rasmussen p. 3996

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyColubroidea
familyElapidae
subfamilyHydrophiinae()
genusThalassophisSchmidt 1852

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. Thalassophis Schmidt 1852
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Thalassophis anomalus Schmidt 1852
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:48:08
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:48:08
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available