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Myuchelys latisternum (Serrated snapping turtle)

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Chelidae

Taxonomy
Elseya latisternum was named by Gray (1867). It is extant.

It was recombined as Myuchelys latisternum by Thomson and Georges (2009), van Dijk et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Elseya latisternum Gray
2009Myuchelys latisternum Thomson and Georges
2014Myuchelys latisternum 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
genusMyuchelys
specieslatisternum(Gray 1867)

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.

Myuchelys latisternum Gray 1867 [Serrated snapping turtle]
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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, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Elseya latisternum (21688)