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Epictinae

Osteichthyes - Leptotyphlopidae

Taxonomy
Epictinae was named by Hedges et al. (2009). It is extant.

It was assigned to Leptotyphlopidae by Peralta and Ferrero (2024).

Subtaxa
Epictia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Epictinae Hedges et al.
2024Epictinae Peralta and Ferrero p. 2110

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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)
infraorderScolecophidiaDuméril and Bibron 1844
familyLeptotyphlopidaeStejneger 1892
subfamilyEpictinaeHedges et al. 2009
subfamilyEpictinaeHedges et al. 2009

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.

Subfm. Epictinae Hedges et al. 2009
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G. Epictia Gray 1845
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:10
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:10
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Greenlandian or 0.01170 to 0.00820 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0082 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Greenlandian0.0117 - 0.0082Argentina (Entre Ríos) Epictia sp. (237485)