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Crotalus atrox

Osteichthyes - Crotalidae

Taxonomy
Crotalus atrox was named by Baird and Girard (1853). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Crotalus atrox Baird and Girard
1930Crotalus atrox Hay p. 271

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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
familyCrotalidae()
genusCrotalus
speciesatroxBaird and Girard 1853

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.

Crotalus atrox Baird and Girard 1853
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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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.40000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Texas) Crotalus atrox (20337 20530)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Crotalus atrox (93139 140704)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Crotalus atrox (79632)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Nevada) Crotalus atrox (99602)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Crotalus atrox (93374)