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Carphophis amoenus

Osteichthyes - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Carphophis amoenus was named by Say.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Carphophiops amoenus Cope p. 34
1985Carphophis amoenus Holman
2025Carphophis amoenus Eshelman et al. p. 80

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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)
familyColubridae
genusCarphophisGervais 1840
speciesamoenusSay

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 dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2005-09-06 15:53:04
Modified: 2005-09-06 17:53:04
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 1.40000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Carphophis amoenus (123875 125951)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Maryland) Carphophis amoenus (20302)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Carphophis amoenus (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Carphophis amoenus (13066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Carphophis amoenus (20573)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Carphophis amoenus (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Carphophis amoenus (20638 155346)