Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae
Alternative combinations: Coriudo coriacea, Testudo coriacea
Synonyms: Chelonias lutaria Rafinesque 1814, Dermatochelys porcata Wagler 1830, Sphargis angusta Philippi 1899, Sphargis mercurialis Merrem 1820, Testudo arcuata Catesby 1771, Testudo lyra Lacepede 1788, Testudo tuberculata Pennant in Schoepff 1801
Belongs to Dermochelys according to A. G. J. Rhodin et al. 2017
See also Hay 1930, Linnaeus 1766, Merrem 1820, Mrososky and Pritchard 1971 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Chelonias, Chelyra, Dermochelis atlantica
Ecology: aquatic durophage-piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Oman (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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