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Striatochelys

Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae

Discussion

Etymology. The genus name is female and derives from the Latin word striatus meaning streaked due to the multiple anteroposteriorly running ridges across the carapace, resulting in a furrowed surface, and chelys meaning turtle in Greek.

Taxonomy
Striatochelys was named by Massonne et al. (2023). Its type is Striatochelys baba.

It was assigned to Trionychidae by Massonne et al. (2023).

Species
S. baba (type species), S. impressa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Striatochelys Massonne et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
familyTrionychidaeGray 1825
genusStriatochelys

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. †Striatochelys Massonne et al. 2023
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†Striatochelys baba Massonne et al. 2023
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Massonne et al. 2023Members of Pan-Trionychidae can be diagnosed by the following shell features: (1) the presence of sculpturing that covers all metaplastic portions of the shell bones; (2) absence of scutes; (3) absence of peripherals; (4) absence of pygals; (5) absence of suprapygals; (6) boomerang-shaped entoplastron; and (7) a plywood-like microstructure in the metaplastic portions of the shell
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 100 to < 1000f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 13:24:04
Modified: 2005-09-09 19:45:41
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0China (Guangdong) Aspideretes impressus (167230)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Vietnam (Lang Son) S. baba (169420)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Guangdong) Aspideretes impressus (144065)