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Lestophis

Reptilia - Rhineuridae

Taxonomy
Lestophis was named by Marsh (1885). It is not extant. Its type is Limnophis crassus.

It was assigned to Boidae by Hay (1902) and Hay (1930); to Rhineurinae by Hecht (1959); and to Rhineuridae by Estes (1983) and Carroll (1988).

Species
L. anceps, L. crassus, Limnophis crassus (type species)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Limnophis Marsh pp. 326, 329
1885Lestophis Marsh
1902Lestophis Hay p. 480
1930Lestophis Hay p. 268
1959Lestophis Hecht p. 136
1983Lestophis Estes
1988Lestophis Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
—Rhineuroidea
familyRhineuridaeVanzolini 1951
genusLestophisMarsh 1885

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. †Lestophis Marsh 1885
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†Lestophis anceps Marsh 1871
†Lestophis crassus Marsh 1871
Invalid names: Limnophis Marsh 1871 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available