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Sinomicrurus

Reptilia - Elapidae

Taxonomy
Sinomicrurus was named by Slowinski et al. (2001). It is extant.

It was assigned to Elapidae by Ikeda et al. (2016).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Sinomicrurus Slowinski et al.
2016Sinomicrurus Ikeda et al. p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
superfamilyColubroidea
familyElapidae
genusSinomicrurusSlowinski et al. 2001

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. Sinomicrurus Slowinski et al. 2001
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Sinomicrurus japonicus Günther 1868
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:48:08
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:48:08
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.781 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Japan (Ryukyu Islands) S. japonicus (210495)