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Glyptemys
Taxonomy
Glyptemys was named by Agassiz (1857). It is extant.
It was assigned to Emydinae by Holman and Fritz (2001), Holman (2002), van Dijk et al. (2014); and to Emydidae by Vlachos (2018).
It was assigned to Emydinae by Holman and Fritz (2001), Holman (2002), van Dijk et al. (2014); and to Emydidae by Vlachos (2018).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1857 | Calemys Agassiz |
| 1857 | Glyptemys Agassiz |
| 2001 | Glyptemys Holman and Fritz p. 323 |
| 2002 | Glyptemys Holman p. 440 |
| 2014 | Glyptemys van Dijk et al. |
| 2018 | Glyptemys Vlachos |
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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.
G. Glyptemys Agassiz 1857
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Glyptemys insculpta Le Conte 1830 [wood turtle]
Glyptemys muhlenbergii Schoepff 1801 [bog turtle]
†Glyptemys valentinensis Holman and Fritz 2001
Invalid names: Calemys Agassiz 1857 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| carapace height | 1 | 36.9 |
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| References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 16.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.5 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.5 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | Clemmys sp. (18284) G. valentinensis (18109 18164 18281 18357 18412 18442) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Mississippi) | G. insculpta (162636) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Maryland) | Clemmys muhlenbergi (20302) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Clemmys insculpta (20479) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Georgia) | Clemmys insculpta (13066) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Tennessee) | Clemmys insculpta (82890) |