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Gopherus auffenbergi
Taxonomy
Gopherus auffenbergi was named by Mooser (1972). Its type specimen is FC 500 (temporary number), a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cedazo, which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial horizon in the Tacubaya Formation of Mexico.
It was synonymized subjectively with Scaptochelys berlandieri by Bramble (1982); it was synonymized subjectively with Xerobates berlandieri by Reynoso and Montellano-Ballesteros (2004).
It was synonymized subjectively with Scaptochelys berlandieri by Bramble (1982); it was synonymized subjectively with Xerobates berlandieri by Reynoso and Montellano-Ballesteros (2004).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1972 | Gopherus auffenbergi Mooser |
| 1980 | Gopherus pargensis Mooser |
| 2018 | Gopherus auffenbergi 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.
†Gopherus auffenbergi Mooser 1972
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Invalid names: Gopherus pargensis Mooser 1980 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| E. Vlachos 2018 | Gopherus auffenbergi can be diagnosed as a member of Gopherus based on the characters mentioned above. Gopherus auffenbergi differs from other Gopherus in the short costals III, V, and VII that allow a medial contact of the costals II, IV, and VI and the absence of gular covering of the entoplastron. |