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Pachyophidae

Osteichthyes - Pachyophidae

Taxonomy
Pachyophidae was named by Nopcsa (1923).

It was corrected as Pachyophiidae by Kuhn (1946), Lee et al. (1999).

It was assigned to Serpentes by Nopcsa (1923); to Cholophidia by Kuhn (1946); to Cholophidia by Kuhn (1966); and to Ophidia by Lee et al. (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Pachyophidae Nopcsa
1946Pachyophiidae Kuhn p. 62
1966Pachyophidae Kuhn p. 60
1999Pachyophiidae Lee et al. p. 510

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderCholophidiaNopcsa 1923
familyPachyophidaeNopcsa 1923
familyPachyophidaeNopcsa 1923

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. †Pachyophidae Nopcsa 1923
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G. †Eupodophis Rage and Escuillié 2001
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Eupodophis descouensi Rage and Escuillié 2000
G. †Mesophis Bolkay 1925
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Mesophis nopcsai Bolkay 1925
G. †Pachyophis Nopcsa 1923
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Pachyophis wardi Nopcsa 1923
Pachyophis woodwardi Nopcsa 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available