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Ptychogaster (Temnoclemmys) bardenensis

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Taxonomy
Ptychogaster (Temnoclemmys) bardenensis was named by Murelaga et al. (1999). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BT3-21, a set of postcrania (Right epiplastron). Its type locality is Bardenas Reales Barranco de Tudela 3 (BT3), which is in an Aquitanian/Burdigalian mire/swamp marl in the Tudela Formation of Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Ptychogaster (Temnoclemmys) bardenensis Murelaga et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyGeoemydidaeTheobald 1868
subfamilyPtychogasterinaeDe Stefano 1903
genusPtychogasterPomel 1847
subgenusTemnoclemmys(Bergounioux 1957)
speciesbardenensis

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
X. Murelaga et al. 1999Epiplastral thickening smaller than in T hatalleri, becoming thinner in the symphyseal region and developing dorsally a concave form.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Spain (Navarre) Ptychogaster bardenensis (153743 153745 153746 153747 153751 153752 type locality: 153753 153761 174922)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Lardero) Ptychogaster bardenensis (217466 217467 217468)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Autonomous Community of La Rioja) Ptychogaster bardenensis (217463 217464)