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Allaeochelys delheidi

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Carettochelyidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotrionyx delheidi was named by Dollo (1886). Its type specimen is IRSNB R 19, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Melsbroeck, which is in a Lutetian coastal horizon in the Brussels Formation of Belgium.

It was recombined as Allaeochelys delheidi by Broin (1977), Joyce (2014).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Pseudotrionyx delheidi Dollo p. 328
1886Pseudotrionyx delheidi Dollo p. 328
1889Anosteira anglica Lydekker p. 54
1889Pseudotrionyx delheidi Lydekker pp. 145-146
1909Pseudotrionyx delheidi Dollo p. 111
1971Allaeochelys casasecai Jimenez
1971Allaeochelys casasecai Jimenez Fuentes
1977Allaeochelys delheidi Broin
2005Allaeochelys jimenezi Alonso Santiago and Alonso Andrés p. 118 figs. 4-7
2014Allaeochelys delheidi 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
speciesdelheidi(Dollo 1886)

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 delheidi Dollo 1886
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Invalid names: Allaeochelys casasecai Jimenez Fuentes 1971 [synonym], Allaeochelys jimenezi Alonso Santiago and Alonso Andrés 2005 [synonym], Anosteira anglica Lydekker 1889 [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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium (Brabant) Pseudotrionyx delheidi (124459)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Spain (Zamora) Allaeochelys casasecai (41308) Allaeochelys casasecai, Allaeochelys jimenezi (179692)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Spain (Zamora) Allaeochelys casasecai, Allaeochelys jimenezi (207764)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anostira anglica (39643)