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Emys hordwellensis

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Emydidae

Taxonomy
Emys hordwellensis was named by Seeley (1876). It is not extant. Its type locality is Hordle Cliff Mammal Beds, which is in a MP 17A/MP 17B terrestrial horizon in the Headon Hill Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. clemys, E. europaea, E. falconeri, E. obicularis, E. orhicularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Emys hordwellensis Seeley

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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
—Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyEmydidaeRafinesque 1815
genusEmysDumeril 1806
specieshordwellensis

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.

†Emys hordwellensis Seeley 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:20:16
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:20:16
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MP 17A to the top of the MP 17B or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 17A - MP 17B37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Emys hordwellensis (type locality: 28747)