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Sankuchemys

Osteichthyes - Testudines

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Sankuchemys Gaffney et al. p. 2 figs. 1-3
2006Sankuchemys Gaffney et al. p. 53
2014Sankuchemys de la Fuente et al.
2020Sankuchemys de Lapparent de Broin and Prasad

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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
suborderPleurodira
Bothremydidae(Baur 1891)
genusSankuchemys

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. †Sankuchemys Gaffney et al. 2003
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Sankuchemys sethnai Gaffney et al. 2003
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. S. Gaffney et al. 2003A genus of bothremydid pleurodire with triangular skull, orbits dorsolaterally placed; extensive temporal emargination and small postorbital as in Kurmademys (Gaffney et al., 2001b) and in contrast to all other bothremydids; triturating surfaces roughly parallel and without pits, but with accessory ridge parallel to labial ridge unique among bothremydids; foramen posterius canalis carotici interni formed by pterygoid and basisphenoid in contrast to basisphenoid only in Kurmademys; foramen stapedio-temporale not visible in dorsal view as in other bothremydids, but in contrast to Kurmademys; prootic and foramen nervi facialis exposed in ventral view as in Kurmademys.