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Trogonophis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Trogonophis was named by Kaup (1830). It is extant.

It was assigned to Trogonophidae by Frank and Ramus (1996), Bailon (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Trogonophis Kaup p. 880 figs. T pl. VIII
1996Trogonophis Frank and Ramus
2000Trogonophis Bailon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
Amphisbaeniformes
Trogonophidae(Bonaparte 1838)
genusTrogonophis

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. Trogonophis Kaup 1830
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Trogonophis darelbeidae Bailon 2000
Trogonophis wiegmanni Kaup 1830 [Checkerboard worm lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialinfrao
Diet: insectivoreinfrao
Created: 2005-09-16 14:12:18
Modified: 2005-09-16 16:12:18
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Morocco T. darelbeidae (32052)