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Ameiseophis

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Ameiseophis was named by Holman (1976). Its type is Ameiseophis robinsoni.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Holman (1982) and Carroll (1988); and to Colubrinae by Holman (2000) and Parmley and Hunter (2010).

Species
A. robinsoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Ameiseophis Holman
1982Ameiseophis Holman p. 34
1988Ameiseophis Carroll
2000Ameiseophis Holman
2010Ameiseophis Parmley and Hunter p. 532

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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)
familyColubridae
subfamilyColubrinae
genusAmeiseophisHolman 1976

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. †Ameiseophis Holman 1976
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†Ameiseophis robinsoni Holman 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:49
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:49
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 16.30000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) A. robinsoni (18579)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) A. robinsoni (19073 19074 19075 19077 19078)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) A. robinsoni (18141 18284)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) A. robinsoni (18397)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Wyoming) A. robinsoni (26758 26759)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) A. robinsoni (188779)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) A. robinsoni (18327)