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Basilemys praeclara

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Nanhsiungchelyidae

Taxonomy
Basilemys praeclara was named by Hay (1911). It is not extant.

It was corrected as Basilemys praeclarus by Hay (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Basilemys praeclara Hay
1930Basilemys praeclarus Hay p. 88
2013Basilemys praeclara Danilov et al.

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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
familyNanhsiungchelyidae
genusBasilemys
speciespraeclaraHay 1911

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.

Basilemys praeclara Hay 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapaceg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-09-01 10:38:52
Modified: 2005-09-01 12:38:52
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Estes et al. 1969, Uetz 2005, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available