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Trimorphodon

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Trimorphodon was named by Cope (1869). It is extant.

It was assigned to Colubridae by Cope (1875) and Behler and King (1979); and to Colubrinae by Uetz (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Trimorphodon Cope
1875Trimorphodon Cope p. 38
1979Trimorphodon Behler and King
2005Trimorphodon Uetz

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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)
familyColubridae
genusTrimorphodonCope 1869

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. Trimorphodon Cope 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available