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Hydromedusa tectifera (Argentine snake-necked turtle)
Taxonomy
Hydromedusa tectifera was named by Cope (1869). It is extant.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1869 | Hydromedusa tectifera Cope |
1882 | Platemys antiqua Ameghino |
1882 | Platemys fossilis Ameghino |
1882 | Platemys laevis Ameghino |
1882 | Platemys robusta Ameghino |
2014 | Hydromedusa tectifera de la Fuente et al. |
2014 | Hydromedusa tectifera van Dijk et al. |
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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
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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 |
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Montehermosan | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Hydromedusa tectifera (140635) | |
Pleistocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Platemys antiqua, Platemys fossilis, Platemys laevis, Platemys robusta (191141) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Hydromedusa tectifera (63335) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Hydromedusa tectifera (71316) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) | Hydromedusa tectifera (137181) |