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Piramys

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Taxonomy
Piramys was named by Prasad (1974).

It was assigned to Emydinae by Prasad (1974); and to Stereogenyita by Ferreira et al. (2018).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Piramys Prasad p. 6 figs. Plate 1, Fig. 1; Figs. 2-4
2018Piramys Ferreira et al.

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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
familyPodocnemididae
tribeStereogenyini
Stereogenyita
genusPiramys

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. †Piramys Prasad 1974
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Piramys auffenbergi Prasad 1974
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. S. Ferreira et al. 2018member of Stereogenyita closer to Shweboemys pilgrimi and Stereogenys cromeri by a median notch in the upper jaw.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:35:35
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:35:35
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333India (Gujarat) P. auffenbergi (87489)