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Trachemys antiqua

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Emydidae

Taxonomy
Trachemys antiqua was named by Clark (1937). Its type specimen is YPM (PU) 13839, a partial shell (plastron, right posterior border of carapace, and right bridge), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Chrysemys antiqua by Hutchison (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Trachemys antiqua Clark p. 292
1996Chrysemys antiqua Hutchison p. 343
2018Trachemys antiqua 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
subfamilyDeirochelyinaeAgassiz 1857
genusTrachemys
speciesantiquaClark 1937

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.

Trachemys antiqua Clark 1937
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Vlachos 2018“Trachemys” antiqua can be diagnosed as a member of Emydidae based on the characters mentioned above. “Trachemys” antiqua can be distinguished from other emydids based on the lateral covering of the nuchal by pleural I, no contact between vertebral I and marginal II, an elongated cervical scute, a wide and trapezoidal suprapygal I, small entoplastron, placement of humero-pectoral sulcus well posterior to the entoplastron, absence of plastral hinge, and contact between the inguinal and femoral scutes in ventral view.
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005

Age range: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Trachemys antiqua (16938)