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Calcarichelys

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Protostegidae

Taxonomy
Calcarichelys was named by Zangerl (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 987]. Its type is Calcarichelys gemma.

It was assigned to Protostegidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981), Carroll (1988); to Chelospharginae by Zangerl (1953), Weems (1988); to Protosteginae by Hooks (1998); and to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. gemma (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Uhen on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Calcarichelys Zangerl p. 80
1981Calcarichelys Thurmond and Jones p. 127
1988Calcarichelys Carroll
1988Calcarichelys Weems p. 141 figs. Table 2
1998Calcarichelys Hooks
2002Calcarichelys Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—ArchelosauriaCrawford 2015
—Pantestudines
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyProtostegidaeCope 1873
subfamilyProtosteginaeWieland
genusCalcarichelys

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.

G. †Calcarichelys Zangerl 1953
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†Calcarichelys gemma Zangerl 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Alabama) C. gemma (81935)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Alabama) C. gemma (82635)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Angola (Namibe) C. sp. (106705)