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Lamprophiidae (disused)

Osteichthyes - Lamprophiidae

Taxonomy
Lamprophiidae was named by Fitzinger (1843).

It was assigned to Colubroidea by Fitzinger (1843).

Subtaxa
Entered
by G. Varnham (authorized by P. Mannion) on 2022-04-28

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Lamprophiidae Fitzinger

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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)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyColubroidea
familyLamprophiidaeFitzinger 1843
familyLamprophiidaeFitzinger 1843

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.

Fm. †Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
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Invalid names: Lamprophiinae Fitzinger 1843 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Tanzania (Mbeya) Lamprophiinae indet. (167427)