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Malaclemys terrapin (diamondback terrapin)

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Emydidae

Taxonomy
Testudo terrapin was named by Schoepff (1793). It is extant.

It was recombined as Malaclemys terrapin by Simoes and Chambers (1999), Parham et al. (2008), van Dijk et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1793Testudo terrapin Schoepff
1999Malaclemys terrapin Simoes and Chambers p. 241
2008Malaclemys terrapin Parham et al.
2014Malaclemys terrapin van Dijk et al.

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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
subfamilyDeirochelyinaeAgassiz 1857
genusMalaclemysGray 1844
speciesterrapin(Schoepff 1793)

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.

Malaclemys terrapin Schoepff 1793 [diamondback terrapin]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:20:16
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:20:16
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Malaclemys terrapin (227368)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Malaclemys terrapin (75066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Malaclemys terrapin (150574)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Malaclemys terrapin (150288)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Malaclemys terrapin (150575 150577)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Malaclemys terrapin (227371)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bermuda Malaclemys terrapin (90684)