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Eupleurodira (disused)

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Eupleurodira was named by Gaffney and Meylan (1988) [Nanorder]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Megapleurodira by Gaffney et al. (2006); and to Pleurodira by Cadena et al. (2013).

Sister taxa
Bothremydinura, Cheloides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Eupleurodira Gaffney and Meylan
2006Eupleurodira Gaffney et al. p. 31
2013Eupleurodira Cadena et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
EupleurodiraGaffney and Meylan 1988
EupleurodiraGaffney and Meylan 1988

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.

Unr. Eupleurodira Gaffney and Meylan 1988
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Invalid names: Bothremydinura Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty], Cheloides Gray 1825 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:50:50
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:50:50
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available