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Rhineuridae
Taxonomy
Rhineuridae was named by Vanzolini (1951) [Berman elevated Rhineurinae to the new rank of family]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by Berman (1973).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Rhineuridae by Longrich et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Amphisbaenia by Estes (1983); to Annulata by Carroll (1988); to Amphisbaenia by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Amphisbaenia by Berman (1973) and Smith (2006); to Amphisbaenia by Longrich et al. (2015); and to Rhineuroidea by Kearney (2003) and Stocker and Kirk (2016).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Rhineuridae by Longrich et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Amphisbaenia by Estes (1983); to Annulata by Carroll (1988); to Amphisbaenia by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Amphisbaenia by Berman (1973) and Smith (2006); to Amphisbaenia by Longrich et al. (2015); and to Rhineuroidea by Kearney (2003) and Stocker and Kirk (2016).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1951 | Rhineuridae Vanzolini |
1973 | Rhineuridae Berman pp. 705-713 |
1983 | Rhineuridae Estes |
1988 | Rhineuridae Carroll |
1996 | Rhineuridae Frank and Ramus |
2003 | Rhineuridae Kearney |
2006 | Rhineuridae Smith p. 5 |
2015 | Rhineuridae Longrich et al. |
2016 | Rhineuridae Stocker and Kirk |
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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.
Fm. Rhineuridae Vanzolini 1951
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G. †Hadrorhineura Hembree 2007
G. †Lestophis Marsh 1885
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†Lestophis anceps Marsh 1871
†Lestophis crassus Marsh 1871
Invalid names: Limnophis Marsh 1871 [replaced]
G. †Protorhineura Hembree 2007
G. Rhineura Cope 1861 [worm lizard]
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Rhineura floridana Baird 1858 [North American worm lizard]
†Rhineura hatcherii Baur 1893
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Invalid names: Rhineura amblyceps Taylor 1951 [synonym], Rhineura attenuatus Taylor 1951 [synonym], Rhineura coloradoensis Cope 1873 [synonym], Rhineura hibbardi Taylor 1951 [synonym], Rhineura minutus Gilmore 1938 [synonym], Rhineura sternbergii Walker 1932 [synonym], Rhineura wilsoni Taylor 1951 [synonym]
†Rhineura marslandensis Yatkola 1976
†Rhineura sepultura Holman 1979
Invalid names: Gilmoreia Taylor 1951 [synonym], Pseudorhineura Vanzolini 1951 [synonym]
G. †Spathorhynchus Berman 1973
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†Spathorhynchus fossorium Berman 1973
†Spathorhynchus natronicus Berman 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available