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Natator depressus (Flatback turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Natator depressa was named by Garman (1880). It is extant. It is the type species of Natator.

It was corrected as Natator depressus by van Dijk et al. (2014), Rhodin et al. (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Natator depressa Garman
1908Natator tessellatus McCulloch
2014Natator depressus van Dijk et al.
2017Natator depressus Rhodin et al.

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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
genusNatatorMcCulloch 1908
speciesdepressus(Garman 1880)

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.

Natator depressus Garman 1880 [Flatback turtle]
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Invalid names: Natator tessellatus McCulloch 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available