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Provencemys lachati

Osteichthyes - Testudines

Taxonomy
Platemys lachati was named by Sauvage (1873) [spelled "Platyemys lachati"]. Its type specimen is MNHN 1873-356F and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Volx-Bois d'Asson, which is in a Chattian lacustrine sandstone/marl in the Grès et Marnes de Bois d'Asson Formation of France. It is the type species of Provencemys.

It was recombined as Palaeochelys lachati by Broin (1977); it was recombined as Provencemys lachati by Hervet (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Platemys lachati Sauvage
1934Clemmys manuascensis Bergounioux
1977Palaeochelys lachati Broin
1977Palaeochelys manuascensis Broin
2004Provencemys lachati Hervet p. 43

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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
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
genusProvencemys
specieslachati()

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.

Provencemys lachati Sauvage 1873
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Invalid names: Clemmys manuascensis Bergounioux 1934 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) Clemmys manuascensis (178154) Platemys lachati (178153)