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Thalassochelys (Halichelys)

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Thalassochelys (Halichelys) was named by Fitzinger (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Thalassochelys by Fitzinger (1843).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Thalassochelys (Halichelys) Fitzinger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
subfamilyCarettinaeGray 1825
genusThalassochelysRafinesque 1814
subgenusHalichelysFitzinger 1843

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.

Subg. Thalassochelys (Halichelys) Fitzinger 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available