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Pelusios broadleyi (Turkana mud turtle)

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Pelomedusidae

Taxonomy
Pelusios broadleyi was named by Bour (1986). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Pelusios broadleyi Bour
2014Pelusios broadleyi 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
superfamilyPelomedusoidesBroin 1988
familyPelomedusidae
genusPelusiosWagler 1830
speciesbroadleyiBour 1986

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.

Pelusios broadleyi Bour 1986 [Turkana mud turtle]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:34:13
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:34:13
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available