Solitudo robusta Leith-Adams 1877

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Alternative combination: Testudo robusta

Synonyms: Testudo robustissima Tagliaferro 1913, Testudo spratti Leith-Adams 1877

Belongs to Solitudo according to P. Valenti et al. 2022

See also Lydekker 1889, Pérez-García and Vlachos 2014 and Tagliaferro 1913

Sister taxa: Solitudo gymnesica, Solitudo sicula

Type specimens:

  • Solitudo robusta: BMNH, a set of limb elements. Its type locality is Zebbug Cave, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in Malta.
  • Testudo robustissima: Its type locality is Corradino, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in Malta.
  • Testudo spratti: BMNH, a limb element (femur). Its type locality is Zebbug Cave, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in Malta.

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Malta (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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