Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Alternative combination: Testudo imbricata
Synonyms: Caretta bissa Ruppell 1835, Caretta rostrata Girard 1858, Caretta squamosa Girard 1858, Chelonia pseudocaretta Lesson 1831, Chelonia pseudomydas Lesson 1831, Chelonia radiata Cuvier 1829, Eretmochelys squamata Agassiz 1857, Onychochelys kraussi Gray 1873
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th edition
Belongs to Eretmochelys according to A. G. J. Rhodin et al. 2017
See also Berry and Lynn 1936, Cope 1875, Cuvier 1829, Fitzinger 1843, Linnaeus 1766 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Distribution: found only at AHG Study Area (Quaternary of Australia)
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