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Conantophis alachuaensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Conantophis alachuaensis was named by Holman and Harrison (2000). It is not extant. Its type specimen is UF 190831, a set of vertebrae. Its type locality is I-75, which is in a Whitneyan sinkhole claystone in Florida. It is the type species of Conantophis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Conantophis alachuaensis Holman and Harrison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderAlethinophidia
—Macrostomata
superfamilyBooideaGray 1825
genusConantophis
speciesalachuaensis

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.

†Conantophis alachuaensis Holman and Harrison 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Grouping: solitarysuperf
Environment: terrestrialsuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Created: 2005-09-19 11:48:22
Modified: 2005-09-19 13:48:22
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Greene 1997, Carroll 1988

Age range: Whitneyan or 31.80000 to 29.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Florida) Conantophis alachuaensis (type locality: 17341)