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Thecophora (disused)

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Thecophora was named by Dollo. It is extant.

It was reranked as the order Thecophora by Gadow (1898), Perrier (1928), Roxo (1937).

It was assigned to Chelonia by Andrews (1906); to Testudines by Hay (1902), Hay (1908); to Chelonia by Gadow (1898), Perrier (1928); to Testudinata by Hay (1930); and to Testudinata by Roxo (1937).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Thecophora Gadow p. 20
1902Thecophora Hay p. 436
1906Thecophora Andrews p. 277
1908Thecophora Hay p. 43
1928Thecophora Perrier pp. 3111, 3118
1930Thecophora Hay p. 69
1937Thecophora Roxo p. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
suborderThecophoraDollo
suborderThecophoraDollo

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.

Subor. Thecophora Dollo
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Invalid names: Chelonioidae Hay 1930 [empty], Chelydoidae Hay 1930 [empty], Emydoidae Hay 1930 [empty], Pleurosternoidae Hay 1930 [empty], Thalassemydoidae Hay 1930 [empty], Trionychoidae Hay 1930 [empty]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. P. Hay 1908Turtles in which the primitive dermal armor has become obsolete or abolisht. Always a more or less complete carapace formed by at least the expansions of the ribs, the nuchal bone and with rare exceptions a series of neurals; usually a very complete shell formed by the bones mentioned, together with series of peripherals and a varying number of plastral bones. Skull always furnisht with descending parietal plates.
E. Perrier 1928Vertèbres dorsales et côtes soudées avec les pièces de l'exosquelette et formant avec celles-ci une carapace rigide,
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Albian or 125.77000 to 100.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Cuenca) Pleurosternoidea indet. (61889)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Thailand (Udon Thani) Trionychoidae indet. (116559)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Thailand (Ubon Ratchathani) Shachemys sp. (52346)