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Promalacoclemmys protogaea

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Emys protogaea was named by Meyer (1852). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Haslach, which is in an Aquitanian terrestrial horizon in Germany.

It was recombined as Ocadia protogaea by Reinach (1900); it was recombined as Promalacoclemmys protogaea by Hervet (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Emys gessneri Meyer
1852Emys protogaea Meyer
1900Ocadia hessleriana Reinach
1900Ocadia protogaea Reinach
1900Promalacoclemmys boulengeri Reinach
2004Promalacoclemmys protogaea Hervet p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
genusPromalacoclemmysReinach 1900
speciesprotogaea(Meyer 1852)

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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Invalid names: Emys gessneri Meyer 1851 [synonym], Ocadia hessleriana Reinach 1900 [synonym], Promalacoclemmys boulengeri Reinach 1900 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005

Age range: base of the MN 2 to the top of the Aquitanian or 22.40000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Germany (Bayern) Emys protogaea (52567)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (R.-P. and Hesse) Promalacoclemmys boulengeri, Ocadia hessleriana (69606)