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Nigeremydina (disused)

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Nigeremydina Gaffney et al. p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
Bothremydidae(Baur 1891)
tribeTaphrosphyini
subtribeNigeremydina
subtribeNigeremydina

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.

Subtr. †Nigeremydina Gaffney et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006Member of tribe Taphrosphyini with the following characters contrasting with subtribe Taphrosphyina: labial ridge thicker; septum orbitotemporale completely closed; antrum postoticum completely closed (also in Azabbaremys and Ummulisani); condylus mandibularis posterior to condylus occipitalis; fossa pterygoidea deep and narrow (also in CNRST SUNY 199); basisphenoid ventral outline V-shaped.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:50:50
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:50:50
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available