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Planetochelys
Taxonomy
Planetochelys was named by Weems (1988). Its type is Planetochelys savoiei. It is the type genus of Planetochelyidae.
It was assigned to Sinemydidae by Weems (1988); to Cryptodira by Holroyd et al. (2001); to Planetochelyidae by Hutchison (2013); and to Pankinosternoidea by Joyce and Bourque (2016).
It was assigned to Sinemydidae by Weems (1988); to Cryptodira by Holroyd et al. (2001); to Planetochelyidae by Hutchison (2013); and to Pankinosternoidea by Joyce and Bourque (2016).
Species
P. dithyros, P. savoiei (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2006-04-19; modified by P. Mannion on 2017-09-22
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Planetochelys Weems p. 116 |
| 2001 | Planetochelys Holroyd et al. pp. 99-100 |
| 2013 | Planetochelys Hutchison |
| 2016 | Planetochelys Joyce and Bourque |
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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. †Planetochelys Weems 1988
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†Planetochelys dithyros Hutchison 2013
†Planetochelys savoiei Weems 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available