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Allaeochelys
Taxonomy
Allaeochelys was named by Noulet (1867). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Carettochelyidae by Carroll (1988), Hutchison (1992), Alonso Santiago and Alonso Andrés (2005), Vremir (2013); to Carettochelyinae by Joyce (2014); to Allaeochelyini by Godinot et al. (2018); and to Carettochelyinae by Karl et al. (2006), Pérez-García et al. (2013), Rollot et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Carettochelyidae by Carroll (1988), Hutchison (1992), Alonso Santiago and Alonso Andrés (2005), Vremir (2013); to Carettochelyinae by Joyce (2014); to Allaeochelyini by Godinot et al. (2018); and to Carettochelyinae by Karl et al. (2006), Pérez-García et al. (2013), Rollot et al. (2025).
Species
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by E. Vlachos on 2018-12-29
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1867 | Allaeochelys Noulet |
| 1988 | Allaeochelys Carroll |
| 1992 | Allaeochelys Hutchison |
| 2005 | Allaeochelys Alonso Santiago and Alonso Andrés |
| 2006 | Allaeochelys Karl et al. |
| 2013 | Allaeochelys Pérez-García et al. |
| 2013 | Allaeochelys Vremir |
| 2014 | Allaeochelys Joyce |
| 2018 | Allaeochelys Godinot et al. |
| 2025 | Allaeochelys Rollot et al. |
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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. †Allaeochelys Noulet 1867
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†Allaeochelys crassesculpta Harrassowitz 1922
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Invalid names: Anosteira gracilis Harrassowitz 1922 [synonym]
†Allaeochelys delheidi Dollo 1886
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Invalid names: Allaeochelys casasecai Jimenez Fuentes 1971 [synonym], Allaeochelys jimenezi Alonso Santiago and Alonso Andrés 2005 [synonym], Anosteira anglica Lydekker 1889 [synonym]
Allaeochelys libyca Havlik et al. 2014
†Allaeochelys lingnanica Young and Chow 1962
†Allaeochelys magnifica Hutchison et al. 2004
†Allaeochelys meylani Rollot et al. 2025
†Allaeochelys parayrei Noulet 1867
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Invalid names: Allaeochelys nouleti Bergounioux 1931 [synonym], Castresia munieri De Stefano 1902 [synonym]
†Allaeochelys rouzilhacensis Godinot et al. 2018
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| Y. Rollot et al. 2025 | Allaeochelys meylani sp. nov. can furthermore be diagnosed as a member of Carettochelyinae by the complete loss of carapacial scutes, a contact between the maxilla and quadratojugal, a foramen posterius canalis carotici interni distant from the posterior border of the parabasisphenoid, and a deep quadrate fossa |