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Terrapene singletoni

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Emydidae

Taxonomy
Terrapene singletoni was named by Gilmore (1927). Its type specimen is USNM 11181, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 2 miles west of Melbourne, which is in a Rancholabrean coastal horizon in Florida.

It was synonymized subjectively with Terrapene canaliculata by B and Stetson (1931), Milstead (1956); it was synonymized subjectively with Testudo carolina by Auffenberg (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. carolina, T. carolina, T. carolina, T. ilanensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Terrapene singletoni Gilmore
1930Terrapene singletoni Hay p. 99
1953Terrapene singletoni Oelrich p. 34
2018Terrapene singletoni Vlachos

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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
—Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyEmydidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTerrapeneMerrem 1820
speciessingletoni

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.

†Terrapene singletoni Gilmore 1927
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Vlachos 2018Terrapene singletoni can be diagnosed as a member of Terrapene based on the characters listed above. Terrapene singletoni differs from other Terrapene by its large-sized, thin shell, absence of a lateral keel above the bridge, less flared peripherals, and absence of an axillary scale.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapaceg
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Grouping: solitaryg
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: omnivoreg
Reproduction: oviparousg
Created: 2005-08-26 07:12:19
Modified: 2005-08-26 09:12:19
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rancholabrean or 0.21000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Terrapene singletoni (type locality: 180339)