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Kallistira

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Kinosternoidea

Taxonomy
Kallistira was named by Hay (1908). Its type is Dermatemys costilata.

It was assigned to Dermatemydidae by Hay (1908), Hay (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Kallistira Hay p. 267 figs. Figs. 329-334
1930Kallistira Hay p. 92

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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
superfamilyTrionychoideaFitzinger 1826
familyKinosternoidea()
—PandermatemysJoyce et al. 2004
familyDermatemydidaeBaur 1888
genusKallistira

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. †Kallistira Hay 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:32:01
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:32:01
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available