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Hydromedusa tectifera (Argentine snake-necked turtle)

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Chelidae

Taxonomy
Hydromedusa tectifera was named by Cope (1869). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Hydromedusa tectifera Cope
1882Platemys antiqua Ameghino
1882Platemys fossilis Ameghino
1882Platemys laevis Ameghino
1882Platemys robusta Ameghino
2014Hydromedusa tectifera de la Fuente et al.
2014Hydromedusa tectifera van Dijk et al.

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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
suborderPleurodira
familyChelidaeGray 1825
genusHydromedusaWagler 1830
speciestectifera

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.

Hydromedusa tectifera Cope 1869 [Argentine snake-necked turtle]
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Invalid names: Platemys antiqua Ameghino 1882 [synonym], Platemys fossilis Ameghino 1882 [synonym], Platemys laevis Ameghino 1882 [synonym], Platemys robusta Ameghino 1882 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 14:20:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:30:55
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989

Age range: base of the Montehermosan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.00000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Hydromedusa tectifera (140635)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Platemys antiqua, Platemys fossilis, Platemys laevis, Platemys robusta (191141)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Hydromedusa tectifera (63335)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Hydromedusa tectifera (71316)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Hydromedusa tectifera (137181)