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
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.