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Palaeophis nessovi

Reptilia - Palaeophiidae

Taxonomy
Palaeophis nessovi was named by Averianov (1997). Its type locality is Kachar, which is in a Priabonian marine claystone in the Tavda Formation of Kazakhstan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Palaeophis nessovi Averianov p. 135
1997Palaeophis udovichenkoi Averianov p. 135 fig. 5
2010Palaeophis nessovi Snetkov and Bannikov p. 698
2011Palaeophis nessovi Snetkov p. 306

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyPalaeophiidae()
genusPalaeophisOwen 1841
speciesnessovi

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.

Palaeophis nessovi Averianov 1997
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Invalid names: Palaeophis udovichenkoi Averianov 1997 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 41.30000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Palaeophis nessovi (140018)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Ukraine Palaeophis nessovi (113113)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Kazakhstan Palaeophis nessovi (113115 113116 113117)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Kazakhstan (Mangyshlak) Palaeophis nessovi (49152)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Ukraine Palaeophis udovichenkoi (49160)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Kazakhstan (Kustanay) Palaeophis nessovi (type locality: 49167)