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Allaeochelys parayrei

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Carettochelyidae

Taxonomy
Allaeochelys parayrei was named by Noulet (1867). Its type specimen is MHNT specimen, a partial shell (carapace and partial plastron), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Castrais, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial horizon in France.

Synonyms
  • Castresia munieri was named by De Stefano (1902). It is extant. Its type specimen is lost, a carapace. Its type locality is Castrais, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial horizon in France. It is the type species of Castresia.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Allaeochelys parayrei by Joyce (2014).
  • Allaeochelys nouleti was named by Bergounioux (1931). It is extant. Its type specimen is lost, a carapace (A carapace missing most peripherals and the pygal, formerly housed at the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse, Toulouse, France). Its type locality is La Badayre, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial horizon in the Castrais Formation of France.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Allaeochelys parayrei by Joyce (2014).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Allaeochelys parayrei Noulet
1902Castresia munieri De Stefano
1902Castresia munieri de Stefano
1931Allaeochelys nouleti Bergounioux
2013Allaeochelys parayrei Karl
2014Allaeochelys parayrei Joyce

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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
—Trionychia
familyCarettochelyidaeGill 1889
subfamilyCarettochelyinaeBoulenger 1887
genusAllaeochelysNoulet 1867
speciesparayreiNoulet 1867

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.

†Allaeochelys parayrei Noulet 1867
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Invalid names: Allaeochelys nouleti Bergounioux 1931 [synonym], Castresia munieri De Stefano 1902 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:25:47
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:25:47
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Burdigalian or 41.03000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Occitanie) Allaeochelys nouleti (184187)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Allaeochelys parayrei, Castresia munieri (type locality: 31634)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Allaeochelys parayrei (198614)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Allaeochelys parayrei (47425 49101)