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Leyvachelys

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Sandownidae

Taxonomy
Leyvachelys was named by Cadena (2015). Its type is Leyvachelys cipadi.

It was assigned to Sandownidae by Cadena (2015).

Species
L. cipadi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Leyvachelys Cadena

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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
—Eucryptodira
familySandownidae
genusLeyvachelys

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. †Leyvachelys Cadena 2015
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†Leyvachelys cipadi Cadena 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available