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Ctenochelys tennuitesta

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Ctenochelyidae

Taxonomy
Ctenochelys tennuitesta was named by Zangerl (1953). It is extant. Its type specimen is CNHM P27361, a partial skeleton.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Ctenochelys tennuitesta Zangerl pp. 230-237 figs. Figs. 100-106, 122
1981Ctenochelys tennuitesta Thurmond and Jones p. 131
2012Ctenochelys tennuitesta Karl and Nyhuis

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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
genusCtenochelys
speciestennuitesta

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005
Collections
No collection or age range data are available