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Pelomedusoides
Taxonomy
Pelomedusoides was named by Broin (1988) [incorrectly credited by Leckey, based on Hutchison et al., to E. D. Cope 1865]. It was considered monophyletic by Pérez-García (2017).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Pelomedusoides by Gaffney et al. (2006), Cadena et al. (2012), Weems and Knight (2013) and Cadena (2020).
It was assigned to Eupleurodira by de la Fuente and Iturralde-Vinent (2001) and Gaffney et al. (2006); to Panpelomedusoides by Cadena et al. (2012); to Pleurodira by Pérez-García et al. (2013) and Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin (2013); to Testudines by Menegazzo et al. (2015); to Pleurodira by Cadena et al. (2012), Pérez-García et al. (2013), Pérez-Garcia (2020), Georgalis et al. (2020), Cadena (2020) and Maniel et al. (2021); and to Pleurodira by Joyce et al. (2004), Hutchison et al. (2004), Oliveira and Kellner (2007), Weems and Knight (2013), Ferreira et al. (2015), de Araujo Carvalho et al. (2016), Pérez-García and Chapman (2017), Pérez-García (2017), Pérez-García and Ortega (2018), Ferreira et al. (2018), Pérez-García (2020), de Lapparent de Broin et al. (2020) and López-Conde et al. (2021).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Pelomedusoides by Gaffney et al. (2006), Cadena et al. (2012), Weems and Knight (2013) and Cadena (2020).
It was assigned to Eupleurodira by de la Fuente and Iturralde-Vinent (2001) and Gaffney et al. (2006); to Panpelomedusoides by Cadena et al. (2012); to Pleurodira by Pérez-García et al. (2013) and Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin (2013); to Testudines by Menegazzo et al. (2015); to Pleurodira by Cadena et al. (2012), Pérez-García et al. (2013), Pérez-Garcia (2020), Georgalis et al. (2020), Cadena (2020) and Maniel et al. (2021); and to Pleurodira by Joyce et al. (2004), Hutchison et al. (2004), Oliveira and Kellner (2007), Weems and Knight (2013), Ferreira et al. (2015), de Araujo Carvalho et al. (2016), Pérez-García and Chapman (2017), Pérez-García (2017), Pérez-García and Ortega (2018), Ferreira et al. (2018), Pérez-García (2020), de Lapparent de Broin et al. (2020) and López-Conde et al. (2021).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1897 | Chrysemys montolivensis Roman |
1908 | Naiadochelys Hay figs. 125-126 |
1908 | Naiadochelys ingravata Hay fig. 133 |
1908 | Taphrosphys dares Hay p. 120 figs. Figs. 121-124 |
1908 | Naiadochelys Hay p. 125 |
1908 | Naiadochelys ingravata Hay p. 125 figs. fig. 133 |
1930 | Taphrosphys dares Hay p. 74 |
1930 | Naiadochelys Hay p. 75 |
1930 | Naiadochelys ingravata Hay p. 75 |
1948 | Naiadochelys Zangerl p. 48 |
1977 | Neochelys montolivensis Brion |
1988 | Pelomedusoides Broin p. 34 |
2001 | Pelomedusoides de la Fuente and Iturralde-Vinent |
2003 | Chrysemys montolivensis Lapparent de Broin |
2004 | Pelomedusoides Hutchison et al. p. 39 |
2004 | Pelomedusoides Joyce et al. |
2006 | Pelomedusoides Gaffney et al. p. 35 |
2007 | Pelomedusoides Oliveira and Kellner |
2012 | Pelomedusoides Cadena et al. p. 549 |
2012 | Pelomedusoides Cadena et al. |
2013 | Pelomedusoides Pérez-García and Lapparent de Broin |
2013 | Pelomedusoides Pérez-García et al. |
2013 | Pelomedusoides Pérez-García et al. |
2013 | Pelomedusoides Weems and Knight p. 290 |
2015 | Pelomedusoides Ferreira et al. |
2015 | Pelomedusoides Menegazzo et al. |
2016 | Pelomedusoides de Araujo Carvalho et al. |
2017 | Pelomedusoides Pérez-García p. 2 |
2017 | Pelomedusoides Pérez-García and Chapman p. 2 |
2018 | Pelomedusoides Ferreira et al. |
2018 | Pelomedusoides Pérez-García and Ortega |
2020 | Pelomedusoides Cadena |
2020 | Pelomedusoides Georgalis et al. p. 836 |
2020 | Pelomedusoides Pérez-Garcia |
2020 | Pelomedusoides Pérez-García |
2020 | Pelomedusoides de Lapparent de Broin et al. p. 466 |
2021 | Pelomedusoides López-Conde et al. |
2021 | Pelomedusoides Maniel 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.
Superfm. †Pelomedusoides Broin 1988
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Fm. †Araripemydidae Price 1973
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G. †Araripemys Price 1973
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G. †Laganemys Sereno and ElShafie 2013
G. †Taquetochelys Broin 1980
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†Taquetochelys decorata de Broin 1980
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Invalid names: Laganemys tenerensis Sereno and ElShafie 2013 [synonym]
Unr. †Bothremydidae Baur 1891
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Subfm. †Bothremydinae Gaffney 1975
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G. †Paiutemys Joyce et al. 2016
Invalid names: Cearachelyodda Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty]
Tr. †Bothremydini Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Algorachelus Pérez-García 2017
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†Algorachelus peregrinus Pérez-García 2017
†Algorachelus tibert Joyce et al. 2016
Subtr. †Bothremydina Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Bothremys Leidy 1865
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†Bothremys arabicus Zalmout et al. 2005
†Bothremys cooki Leidy 1865
†Bothremys kellyi Gaffney et al. 2006
†Bothremys maghrebiana Gaffney et al. 2006
Invalid names: Karkaemys Zalmout et al. 2005 [synonym]
G. †Zolhafah Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
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†Zolhafah bella Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
Subtr. †Foxemydina Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Foxemys Tong et al. 1998
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†Foxemys mechinorum Tong et al. 1998
†Foxemys trabanti Rabi et al. 2012
G. †Iberoccitanemys Pérez-García et al. 2012
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†Iberoccitanemys atlanticum Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga 1996
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Invalid names: Elochelys convenarum Laurent et al. 2002 [synonym]
G. †Polysternon Portis 1882
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Invalid names: Polysternon isonae Marmi et al. 2012 [nomen dubium]
Unr. †Bothremydodda Gaffney et al. 2006
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Tr. †Cearachelyini Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Galianemys Gaffney et al. 2002
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†Galianemys emringeri Gaffney et al. 2002
†Galianemys whitei Gaffney et al. 2002
G. †Inaechelys de Araujo Carvalho et al. 2016
Tr. †Kurmademydini Gaffney et al. 2006
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G. †Nigeremys Broin 1977
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†Nigeremys gigantea Bergounoux and Crouzel 1968
Invalid names: Potamochelys Fitzinger 1843 [synonym]
G. †Palemys Gray 1870
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†Palemys bowerbankii Owen 1842
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Invalid names: Dacochelys delabechei Bell 1849 [synonym], Emys conybearii Owen 1858 [synonym], Emys delabechii Owen and Bell 1849 [synonym], Emys laevis Owen and Bell 1849 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dacochelys Lydekker 1889 [synonym]
G. †Rosasia Costa 1940
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†Rosasia soutoi Carrington da Costa 1940
Invalid names: Inaechelys pernambucensis de Araujo Carvalho et al. 2016 [nomen dubium]
G. †Sindhochelys de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2021
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†Sindhochelys ragei de Lapparent de Broin et al. 2021
Tr. †Taphrosphyini Gaffney et al. 2006
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Subtr. †Taphrosphyina Gaffney et al. 2006
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Invalid names: Crassachelys Moody 1972 [nomen dubium], Eusarkia Bergounioux 1952 [nomen dubium], Gafsachelys Stefano 1903 [nomen dubium], Nigeremydina Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty]
G. †Taphrosphys Cope 1869
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†Taphrosphys congolensis Dollo 1912
†Taphrosphys ippolitoi Gaffney et al. 2006
†Taphrosphys nodosus Cope 1870
†Taphrosphys sulcatus Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Amblypeza antellius Hay 1908 [synonym], Prochonias longinuchus Cope 1870 [synonym], Taphrosphys enodis Cope 1870 [synonym], Taphrosphys leslianus Cope 1870 [synonym], Taphrosphys molops Cope 1870 [synonym]
Invalid names: Amblypeza Hay 1908 [synonym], Bantuchelys Dollo 1924 [synonym], Prochonias Cope 1869 [synonym]
Invalid names: Kurmademydinae Gaffney et al. 2006 [empty], Podocnemis somaliensis Walker 1966 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Peiropemydidae Gaffney et al. 2011
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Unr. †Pelomedusera Gaffney et al. 2006
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Fm. Pelomedusidae Cope 1868
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G. †Duerochelys Jimenez Fuentes 1975
G. Pelusios Wagler 1830
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Pelusios adansonii Schweigger 1812 [Adansons mud turtle]
Pelusios bechuanicus FitzSimons 1932 [Okavango mud turtle]
Pelusios broadleyi Bour 1986 [Turkana mud turtle]
Pelusios carinatus Laurent 1956 [African keeled mud turtle]
Pelusios castaneus Schweigger 1812 [West African mud turtle]
Pelusios castanoides Hewitt 1931 [Yellow-bellied mud turtle]
Pelusios chapini Laurent 1965 [Central African mud turtle]
Pelusios cupulatta Bour and Maran 2003 [Ivory Coast mud turtle]
Pelusios gabonensis Duméril 1856 [African forest turtle]
Pelusios marani Bour 2000 [Gabon mud turtle]
Pelusios nanus Laurent 1956 [African dwarf mud turtle]
Pelusios niger Duméril and Bibron 1835 [West African black mud turtle]
Pelusios rhodesianus Hewitt 1927 [Variable mud turtle]
†Pelusios rusingae Williams 1954
Pelusios sinuatus Smith 1838 [Serrated hinged terrapin]
Pelusios subniger Bonnaterre 1789 [East African black mud turtle]
Pelusios upembae Broadley 1981 [Upemba mud turtle]
Pelusios williamsi Laurent 1965 [Williams mud turtle]
Invalid names: Eusarkiidae Bergounioux 1952 [synonym], Pelomedusinae Zangerl 1948 [empty], Peltocephalidae Gray 1870 [synonym], Pelusiinae Zangerl 1948 [empty], Sternothaeridae Cope 1868 [synonym]
Unr. †Podocnemidera
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Invalid names: Platycheloides nyasae Haughton 1928 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. Podocnemidoidae Cope 1868
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G. †Roxochelys Price 1953
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†Roxochelys vilavilensis de Broin 1971
†Roxochelys wanderleyi Price 1953
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Invalid names: Cambaremys langertoni França and Langer 2005 [synonym]
Invalid names: Roxochelys harrisi Pacheco 1913 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Brasilemydidae Lapparent de Broin 2000 [empty]
Superfm. †Podocnemidoidea Gaffney et al. 2006
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Unr. †Podocnemidinura Gaffney et al. 2006
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Unr. †Sahonachelyidae Joyce et al. 2021
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Invalid names: Chrysemys montolivensis Roman 1897 [invalid subgroup], Naiadochelys Hay 1908 [nomen dubium], Panpodocnemidae Joyce et al. 2004 [empty], Taphrosphys dares Hay 1908 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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O. A. López-Conde et al. 2021 | IGM-11517, can be attributed to Pleurodira considering the following character combination: a pair of reduced mesoplastra, not meeting in midline; a single intergular scute; absence of inframarginals and pelvis sutured to the shell. |