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Naja antiqua

Reptilia - Elapidae

Taxonomy
Naja antiqua was named by Rage (1976). Its type locality is Bèni Mellal, which is in an Astaracian terrestrial horizon in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Naja antiqua Rage p. 61 figs. 5-6
1984Naja antiqua Rage p. 54
2013Naja antiqua Hugues-Alexandre et al. p. 812

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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
superfamilyColubroidea
familyElapidae
genusNajaLaurenti 1768
speciesantiqua

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.

Naja antiqua Rage 1976
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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 19:48:08
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:48:08
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Astaracian to the top of the Vallesian or 15.98000 to 8.72500 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Astaracian15.98 - 11.63Morocco (Tadla-Azilal) Naja antiqua (type locality: 48630)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Morocco Naja antiqua (149240)