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Blanus cinereus (Mediterranean worm lizard)

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Blanus cinereus was named by Vandelli (1797). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1797Blanus cinereus Vandelli

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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()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
Amphisbaeniformes
Amphisbaenidae(Gray 1865)
genusBlanusWagler 1830
speciescinereusVandelli 1797

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.

Blanus cinereus Vandelli 1797 [Mediterranean worm lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:44
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:44
Source: f = family, infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Behler and King 1979, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Villanyian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.20000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Spain (Alcolea de Calatrava) Blanus cinereus (224542)
MN 163.2 - 2.588Spain (Catalonia) Blanus cinereus (167736)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Spain (Castellon) Blanus cinereus (34929)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castellon) Blanus cinereus (34932)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Malaga) Blanus cinereus (195564)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Granada) Blanus cinereus (34985)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castilla-Leon) Blanus cinereus (34925)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Alicante) Blanus cinereus (199861 219152)