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Texasophis bohemiacus

Reptilia - Colubridae

Taxonomy
Texasophis bohemiacus was named by Szyndlar (1987). Its type specimen is DP FNSP 1238, a set of vertebrae (a single trunk vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dolnice, which is in a MN 4 fluvial-lacustrine siltstone/marl in the Czech Republic.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Texasophis bohemiacus Szyndlar p. 62 fig. 7

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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)
familyColubridae
subfamilyColubrinae
genusTexasophis
speciesbohemiacus

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.

Texasophis bohemiacus Szyndlar 1987
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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 19:47:49
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:49
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 22 to the top of the MN 4 or 33.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2233.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Texasophis bohemiacus (118196)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Czech Republic (Karlovy Vary) Texasophis bohemiacus (type locality: 138666)