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Chelodina (Chelydera)

Osteichthyes - Testudines - Chelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Chelodina (Chelydera) Shea et al. p. 430

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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
subfamilyChelodininaeBaur 1893
genusChelodinaFitzinger 1826
subgenusChelydera

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. Chelodina (Chelydera) Shea et al. 2020
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Chelodina (Chelydera) alanrixi Lapparent de Broin and Molnar 2001
Chelodina (Chelydera) expansa Gray 1857 [Giant snakeneck turtle]
Chelodina (Chelydera) parkeri Rhodin and Mittermeter 1976 [Parker's snakeneck turtle]
Chelodina (Chelydera) rugosa Ogilby 1890 [Northern Australian snakeneck turtle]
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Invalid names: Chelodina siebenrocki Werner 1901 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene - Lutetian66.0 - 41.03Australia (Queensland) Chelodina alanrixi (176505)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (Queensland) Chelodina insculpta (138404)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Chelodina rugosa (21688)