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Palaeophiidae

Reptilia - Palaeophiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Palaeopheidae Lydekker
1946Palaeophiidae Kuhn p. 62
1988Palaeopheidae Holman and Case p. 329
1991Palaeopheidae Holman et al. p. 1
1997Palaeophiidae Averianov
2003Palaeopheidae Parmley and Reed p. 224
2005Palaeopheidae Head et al. p. 246
2005Palaeopheidae Parmley and DeVore p. 706
2008Palaeophiidae Rage et al. p. 392
2010Palaeophiidae Snetkov and Bannikov p. 698
2011Palaeophiidae Snetkov p. 306
2012Palaeophiidae Zvonok and Snetkov p. 394
2016Palaeophiidae McCartney and Seiffert p. 4
2023Palaeophiidae Georgalis

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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()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
familyPalaeophiidae()
familyPalaeophiidae()

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. †Palaeophiidae Lydekker 1888
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Subfm. †Archaeophiinae Rage et al. 2003
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G. †Archaeophis Massalongo 1859
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Archaeophis proavus Massalongo 1859
G. †Palaeophis Owen 1841
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Palaeophis africanus Andrews 1924
Palaeophis casei Holman 1982
Palaeophis colossaeus Rage 1983
Palaeophis ferganicus Averianov 1997
Palaeophis grandis Marsh 1869
Palaeophis halidanus Cope 1868
Palaeophis littoralis Cope 1847
Palaeophis longus Owen 1849
Palaeophis maghrebianus Arambourg 1952
Palaeophis nessovi Averianov 1997
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Invalid names: Palaeophis udovichenkoi Averianov 1997 [synonym]
Palaeophis oweni de Zigno 1881
Palaeophis porcatus Owen 1849
Palaeophis tamdy Averianov 1997
Palaeophis toliapicus Owen 1841
Palaeophis typhaeus Owen 1850
Palaeophis vastaniensis Bajpai and Head 2008
Paleophis virginianus Lynn 1934
Invalid names: Dinophis Marsh 1869 [synonym], Nessovophis Averianov 1997 [synonym], Vialovophis Nessov 1984 [synonym]
G. †Pterosphenus Lucas 1898
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Pterosphenus biswasi Rage et al. 2003
Pterosphenus kutchensis Rage et al. 2003
Pterosphenus sheppardi Hoffstetter 1958
Invalid names: Moeriophis Andrews 1901 [synonym], Pterosphenus muruntau Averianov 1997 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Palaeopheinae Lydekker [empty], Palaeophiinae Lydekker 1888 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available