Simoliophiidae

Simoliophiidae; Temporal range: Cenomanian,
	Fossil of Eupodophis descouensi from the Museo di Storia Naturale, Milano
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Infraorder:	Alethinophidia
Family:	†Simoliophiidae; Nopsca, 1925
Genera
	Simoliophis Sauvage, 1880 (type); Eupodophis Rage et al., 2000; Haasiophis Tchernov et al., 2000; Mesophis Bolkay, 1925; Pachyophis Nopcsa, 1923; Pachyrhachis Haas, 1979;
Synonyms
	Pachyophidae Nopcsa, 1923; Pachyophiidae (Nopcsa, 1923); Pachyrhachidae Haas, 1979;

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

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