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Paleofarancia brevispinosus

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Paleofarancia brevispinosus was named by Auffenberg (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Paleofarancia brevispinosus Auffenberg
1984Paleofarancia brevispinosus Rage p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyColubridae
genusPaleofaranciaAuffenberg 1963
speciesbrevispinosusAuffenberg 1963

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.

†Paleofarancia brevispinosus Auffenberg 1963
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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 19:47:49
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:49
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available