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Parahydrophis mertoni

Osteichthyes - Elapidae

Taxonomy
Distira mertoni was named by Roux (1910). It is extant.

It was recombined as Parahydrophis mertoni by Rasmussen (2001).

Entered
by M. Uhen on 2020-06-02; modified by M. Clapham on 2022-03-09

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Distira mertoni Roux
2001Parahydrophis mertoni Rasmussen p. 3996

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyColubroidea
familyElapidae
subfamilyHydrophiinae()
genusParahydrophisBurger and Natsuno 1974
speciesmertoni(Roux 1910)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:48:08
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:48:08
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available