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Geoemyda malustensis

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Taxonomy
Geoemyda malustensis was named by Macarovici and Vanca (1960). Its type specimen is [unknown no.], Geolog. Lab., Al. J. Cusa University, Jasi, Romania (Left pleural PI. I of small specimen with distinct grooves of centrals Centr. 1-2 and very well preserved sculpture of surface) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Malusteni, which is in the Pliocene of horizon Romania.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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by T. Cleary (authorized by P. Barrett) on 2017-08-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Geoemyda malustensis Macarovici and Vanca

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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
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyGeoemydidaeTheobald 1868
genusGeoemydaGray 1834
speciesmalustensisMacarovici and Vanca 1960

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.

Geoemyda malustensis Macarovici and Vanca 1960
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Romania (Southern Moldavia) Geoemyda malustensis (type locality: 39424)