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Pelusios adansonii (Adansons mud turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Pelomedusidae

Taxonomy
Pelusios adansonii was named by Schweigger (1812). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1812Pelusios adansonii Schweigger
2014Pelusios adansonii van Dijk 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
suborderPleurodira
—Pelomedusoides(Broin 1988)
—Pelomedusera
familyPelomedusidae
genusPelusiosWagler 1830
speciesadansoniiSchweigger 1812

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.

Pelusios adansonii Schweigger 1812 [Adansons mud turtle]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available