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Thecophora (disused)
Taxonomy
Thecophora was named by Dollo. It is extant.
It was reranked as the order Thecophora by Gadow (1898), Perrier (1928), Roxo (1937).
It was assigned to Chelonia by Andrews (1906); to Testudines by Hay (1902), Hay (1908); to Chelonia by Gadow (1898), Perrier (1928); to Testudinata by Hay (1930); and to Testudinata by Roxo (1937).
It was reranked as the order Thecophora by Gadow (1898), Perrier (1928), Roxo (1937).
It was assigned to Chelonia by Andrews (1906); to Testudines by Hay (1902), Hay (1908); to Chelonia by Gadow (1898), Perrier (1928); to Testudinata by Hay (1930); and to Testudinata by Roxo (1937).
Synonymy list
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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.
Subor. Thecophora Dollo
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Invalid names: Chelonioidae Hay 1930 [empty], Chelydoidae Hay 1930 [empty], Emydoidae Hay 1930 [empty], Pleurosternoidae Hay 1930 [empty], Thalassemydoidae Hay 1930 [empty], Trionychoidae Hay 1930 [empty]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| O. P. Hay 1908 | Turtles in which the primitive dermal armor has become obsolete or abolisht. Always a more or less complete carapace formed by at least the expansions of the ribs, the nuchal bone and with rare exceptions a series of neurals; usually a very complete shell formed by the bones mentioned, together with series of peripherals and a varying number of plastral bones. Skull always furnisht with descending parietal plates. | |
| E. Perrier 1928 | Vertèbres dorsales et côtes soudées avec les pièces de l'exosquelette et formant avec celles-ci une carapace rigide, |