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Mauremys rivulata (Western Caspian turtle)

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Taxonomy
Mauremys rivulata was named by Valenciennes (1833). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Mauremys rivulata Valenciennes
2014Mauremys rivulata van Dijk et al.
2021Mauremys rivulata Vlachos

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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
familyGeoemydidaeTheobald 1868
genusMauremysGray 1870
speciesrivulataValenciennes 1833

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.

Mauremys rivulata Valenciennes 1833 [Western Caspian turtle]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Greece Mauremys rivulata (192444)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Emys orbicularis (192443) Mauremys rivulata (192441 192442)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Clemmys caspica (182721)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greece Mauremys rivulata (187637 199937 199938 199939 199940)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Israel Mauremys rivulata (187335)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Clemmys caspica (202328) Mauremys rivulata (92902)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greece (Attica) Clemmys caspica (183130)