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Pancheloniidae

Osteichthyes - Testudines

Taxonomy
Pancheloniidae was named by Joyce et al. (2004). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chelonioidea by Parham (2005), Parham and Pyenson (2010); and to Panchelonioidea by Zvonok and Danilov (2017).

Sister taxa
Ctenochelyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Pancheloniidae Joyce et al.
2005Pancheloniidae Parham p. 75
2010Pancheloniidae Parham and Pyenson p. 232
2017Pancheloniidae Zvonok and Danilov p. 492

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
PanchelonioideaJoyce et al. 2004
PancheloniidaeJoyce et al. 2004
PancheloniidaeJoyce et al. 2004

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.

Unr. Pancheloniidae Joyce et al. 2004
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G. †Australobaena Karl and Tichy 2002
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Australobaena chilensis Karl and Tichy 2002
G. †Carolinochelys Hay 1923
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Fm. †Ctenochelyidae Gentry 2018
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G. †Asmodochelys Gentry et al. 2019
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Asmodochelys leviathan Smith et al. 2025
Asmodochelys parhami Gentry et al. 2019
G. †Ctenochelys Zangerl 1953
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Ctenochelys acris Zangerl 1953
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Invalid names: Toxochelys bauri Wieland 1905 [synonym]
G. †Peritresius Cope 1870
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Peritresius martini Gentry et al. 2018
Peritresius ornatus Leidy 1856
G. †Prionochelys Zangerl 1953
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Prionochelys matutina Zangerl 1953
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Invalid names: Prionochelys galeotergum Zangerl 1953 [synonym]
Prionochelys nauta Zangerl 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available