Simoliophiidae

Extinct family of snakes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Simoliophiidae is an extinct family of limbed Tethyan marine snakes of the order Squamata.[1][2][3] The name Pachyophiidae has also been used for this group,[2][3] but Simoliophiidae has priority.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Simoliophiidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian, 99.6–93.5 Ma
Fossil of Eupodophis descouensi from the Museo di Storia Naturale, Milano
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Infraorder: Alethinophidia
Family: Simoliophiidae
Nopsca, 1925
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  • Pachyophidae Nopcsa, 1923
  • Pachyophiidae (Nopcsa, 1923)
  • Pachyrhachidae Haas, 1979
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