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Xianyuechelys

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Nanhsiungchelyidae

Taxonomy
Xianyuechelys was named by Ke et al. (2024). Its type is Xianyuechelys yingliangi.

It was assigned to Nanhsiungchelyidae by Ke et al. (2024).

Species
X. yingliangi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Xianyuechelys Ke et al. figs. 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
familyNanhsiungchelyidae
genusXianyuechelys

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.

G. †Xianyuechelys Ke et al. 2024
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†Xianyuechelys yingliangi Ke et al. 2024
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Y. Ke et al. 2024As for the species Xianyuechelys yingliangi.