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Nigerophis

Reptilia - Nigeropheidae

Taxonomy
Nigerophis was named by Rage (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 505]. Its type is Nigerophis mirus. It is the type genus of Nigeropheidae.

It was assigned to Serpentes by Rage (1975); to Nigeropheidae by Rage (1984); and to Squamata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
N. mirus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Nigerophis Rage p. 515
1984Nigerophis Rage p. 39
2002Nigerophis Sepkoski

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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)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyAcrochordoidea
familyNigeropheidae
genusNigerophis

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.

G. †Nigerophis Rage 1975
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†Nigerophis mirus Rage 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available