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Atlantochelys

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Desmatochelyidae

Taxonomy
Atlantochelys was named by Agassiz (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. Its type is Atlantochelys mortoni.

It was assigned to Sphargididae by Leidy (1873); to Protostegidae by Hay (1902); to Desmatochelyidae by Hay (1930); and to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. mortoni (syn. Protostega neptunia) (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Atlantochelys Agassiz
1873Atlantochelys Leidy p. 342
1902Atlantochelys Hay p. 440
1930Atlantochelys Hay p. 78
2002Atlantochelys Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyDesmatochelyidaeWilliston 1894
genusAtlantochelys

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. †Atlantochelys Agassiz 1849
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†Atlantochelys mortoni Agassiz 1849
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Invalid names: Protostega neptunia Cope 1872 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available