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Deirochelys reticularia (Chicken turtle)

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Emydidae

Taxonomy
Deirochelys reticularia was named by Latreille (1801). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1801Deirochelys reticularia Latreille
2014Deirochelys reticularia 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
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyEmydidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyDeirochelyinaeAgassiz 1857
genusDeirochelys
speciesreticulariaLatreille 1801

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.

Deirochelys reticularia Latreille 1801 [Chicken turtle]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:20:16
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:20:16
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Deirochelys reticularia (227368)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Deirochelys reticularia (154805)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Deirochelys reticularia (20604 20613)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Deirochelys reticularia (227371)