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Protosphargis veronensis

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Protosphargis veronensis was named by Capellini (1884). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Guaite, which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in Italy. It is the type species of Protosphargis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Protosphargis veronensis Capellini
2006Protosphargis veronensis Chesi and Delfino p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
subfamilyAllopleuroninae
genusProtosphargis
speciesveronensis

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.

†Protosphargis veronensis Capellini 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available