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Chelonia mydas (green turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy

Testudo mydas was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chelone mydas by Owen (1842); it was recombined as Mydasea mydas by Gervais (1843); it was misspelled as Euchelonia midas by Tschudi (1846); it was recombined as Chelonia mydas by Latreille (1802), Cope (1875), Hay (1930), Berry and Lynn (1936), Mrososky and Pritchard (1971), van Dijk et al. (2014) and Rhodin et al. (2017).

Synonyms

Testudo viridis was named by Schneider (1783). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Testudo japonica was named by Thunberg (1787). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Testudo macropus was named by Gmelin (1789). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Testudo chloronotus was named by Bechstein (1800). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Testudo cepediana was named by Daudin (1801). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Chelonia virgata was named by Schweigger (1812). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Caretta cepedii was named by Merrem (1820). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Caretta esculenta was named by Merrem (1820). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Caretta thunbergii was named by Merrem (1820). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Chelonia grisea was named by Eschscholtz (1829). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Chelonia maculosa was named by Cuvier (1829). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Chelonia lachrymata was named by Cuvier (1829). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Chelonia bicarinata was named by Lesson (1831). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Chelonia marmorata was named by Dumeril and Bibron (1835). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Chelonia formosa was named by Girard (1858). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Chelonia tenuis was named by Girard (1858). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Chelonia albiventer was named by Nardo (1864). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Chelonia agassizii was named by Bocourt (1868). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).
Chelonia lata was named by Philippi (1887). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chelonia mydas by Rhodin et al. (2017).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1758	Testudo mydas Linnaeus
1766	Testudo mydas Linnaeus
1783	Testudo viridis Schneider
1787	Testudo japonica Thunberg
1789	Testudo macropus Gmelin
1800	Testudo chloronotus Bechstein
1801	Testudo cepediana Daudin
1802	Chelonia mydas Latreille
1812	Chelonia virgata Schweigger
1820	Caretta cepedii Merrem
1820	Caretta esculenta Merrem
1820	Caretta thunbergii Merrem
1829	Chelonia lachrymata Cuvier
1829	Chelonia maculosa Cuvier
1829	Chelonia grisea Eschscholtz
1831	Chelonia bicarinata Lesson
1835	Chelonia marmorata Dumeril and Bibron
1842	Chelone mydas Owen p. 170
1843	Mydasea mydas Gervais
1846	Euchelonia midas Tschudi
1858	Chelonia formosa Girard
1858	Chelonia tenuis Girard
1864	Chelonia albiventer Nardo
1868	Chelonia agassizii Bocourt
1875	Chelonia mydas Cope p. 51
1887	Chelonia lata Philippi
1930	Chelonia mydas Hay p. 82
1936	Chelonia mydas Berry and Lynn p. 189
1971	Chelonia mydas Mrososky and Pritchard p. 625
2014	Chelonia mydas van Dijk et al.
2017	Chelonia mydas Rhodin et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
—	Testudinata	(Oppel 1811)
order	Testudines	Batsch 1788
suborder	Cryptodira
superfamily	Chelonioidea
family	Cheloniidae	Bonaparte 1832
subfamily	Cheloniinae	Oppel 1811
genus	Chelonia	Brongniart 1800
species	mydas	()

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.

Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 [green turtle]

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Invalid names: Caretta cepedii Merrem 1820 [synonym], Caretta esculenta Merrem 1820 [synonym], Caretta thunbergii Merrem 1820 [synonym], Chelonia agassizii Bocourt 1868 [synonym], Chelonia albiventer Nardo 1864 [synonym], Chelonia bicarinata Lesson 1831 [synonym], Chelonia formosa Girard 1858 [synonym], Chelonia grisea Eschscholtz 1829 [synonym], Chelonia lachrymata Cuvier 1829 [synonym], Chelonia lata Philippi 1887 [synonym], Chelonia maculosa Cuvier 1829 [synonym], Chelonia marmorata Dumeril and Bibron 1835 [synonym], Chelonia tenuis Girard 1858 [synonym], Chelonia virgata Schweigger 1812 [synonym], Testudo cepediana Daudin 1801 [synonym], Testudo chloronotus Bechstein 1800 [synonym], Testudo japonica Thunberg 1787 [synonym], Testudo macropus Gmelin 1789 [synonym], Testudo viridis Schneider 1783 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

marinesuperf

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

aquaticsubo

Diet:

omnivoresubo

Reproduction:

oviparoussubo

Created:

2017-04-17 10:37:12

Modified:

2017-04-17 10:37:12

Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Uetz 2005, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections (5 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean (glacial)	0.3 - 0.012	USA (California)	Chelonia mydas (20624)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (Florida)	Chelonia mydas (34269)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Oman	Chelonia mydas (198556)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Australia (Queensland)	Chelonia mydas (21688)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Australia (Western Australia)	Chelonia mydas (191983)