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Chinemys

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Emydidae

Taxonomy
Chinemys was named by Smith (1931). It is extant.

It was assigned to Batagurinae by Tao (1985), Ernst and Barbour (1989); and to Emydidae by Carroll (1988), Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Chinemys Smith
1985Chinemys Tao
1988Chinemys Carroll
1989Chinemys Ernst and Barbour
1996Chinemys Frank and Ramus

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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
subfamilyBatagurinae(Gray 1870)
genusChinemysSmith 1931

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. Chinemys Smith 1931
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Chinemys nigricans Gray 1834 [Redneck pond turtle]
Chinemys palaeannamitica Bourret 1941
Chinemys reevesii Gray 1931 [Chinese pond turtle]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:24:08
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:24:08
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.45000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Jiangsu) C. reevesii (41813 42067 43399 43400)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangdong) C. reevesii (13293)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vietnam Geoclemys palaeannamitica (196471)