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Promalacoclemmys laharpi

Osteichthyes - Testudines

Taxonomy
Emys laharpi was named by Pictet and Humbert (1861). Its type specimen is MGL 8908 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rochette près de Lausanne, which is in a Chattian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/coal in Switzerland.

It was recombined as Promalacoclemmys laharpi by Hervet (2004).

Synonyms
  • Emys charpentieri was named by Pictet and Humbert (1861). Its type specimen is MGL 8900 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rochette près de Lausanne, which is in a Chattian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/coal in Switzerland.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Promalacoclemmys laharpi by Hervet (2004).
  • Emys renevieri was named by Portis (1882). Its type specimen is MGL 8892 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rochette près de Lausanne, which is in a Chattian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/coal in Switzerland.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Promalacoclemmys laharpi by Hervet (2004).
  • Emys sulcata was named by Portis (1882). Its type specimen is MGL 8888 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rochette près de Lausanne, which is in a Chattian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/coal in Switzerland.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Promalacoclemmys laharpi by Hervet (2004).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Emys charpentieri Pictet and Humbert
1861Emys laharpi Pictet and Humbert
1882Emys renevieri Portis
1882Emys sulcata Portis
2004Promalacoclemmys laharpi Hervet p. 53

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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
genusPromalacoclemmysReinach 1900
specieslaharpi(Pictet and Humbert 1861)

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.

†Promalacoclemmys laharpi Pictet and Humbert 1861
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Invalid names: Emys charpentieri Pictet and Humbert 1861 [synonym], Emys renevieri Portis 1882 [synonym], Emys sulcata Portis 1882 [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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Switzerland (Vaud) Emys laharpi, Emys charpentieri, Emys renevieri, Emys sulcata (178501)