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Asmodochelys leviathan

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Ctenochelyidae

Taxonomy
Asmodochelys leviathan was named by Smith et al. (2025) [lsid:zoobank.org:act: 2D516704-9587-454D-A1D8-990A6A2C6827]. Its type specimen is HNSMWS-2018.1, a partial skeleton (nearly complete carapace, partial plastron, pubis), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Asmodochelys leviathan Smith et al. p. 5 figs. 2-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
—PanchelonioideaJoyce et al. 2004
—PancheloniidaeJoyce et al. 2004
familyCtenochelyidae
genusAsmodochelys
speciesleviathan

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.

†Asmodochelys leviathan Smith et al. 2025
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available