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Rupelchelys

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Rupelchelys was named by Karl and Tichy (1999). Its type is Rupelchelys breitkreutzi.

It was assigned to Rupelchelyini by Karl and Tichy (1999).

Species
R. breitkreutzi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Rupelchelys Karl and Tichy

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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
subfamilyCheloniinaeOppel 1811
tribeRupelchelyini
genusRupelchelys

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. †Rupelchelys Karl and Tichy 1999
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†Rupelchelys breitkreutzi Karl and Tichy 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available