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Turgaiscapha kushmurunica

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Dermochelyidae

Taxonomy
Turgaiscapha kushmurunica was named by Averianov (2002). It is not extant. Its type specimen is ZISP PH 137. Its type locality is Priozernyi quarry, Kushmurun, which is in a Campanian coastal siltstone in the Eginsai Formation of Kazakhstan.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Hirayama (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Turgaiscapha kushmurunica Averianov p. 150 fig. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyDermochelyidaeLydekker 1889
genusTurgaiscapha
specieskushmurunica

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.

Turgaiscapha kushmurunica Averianov 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: durophagef
Diet 2: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:29:38
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:29:38
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Kazakhstan (Kustanay) Turgaiscapha kushmurunica (type locality: 154180)