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Brodiechelys

Reptilia - Testudines - Xinjiangchelyidae

Taxonomy
Brodiechelys was named by Nopcsa (1928). It was considered monophyletic by Pérez-García et al. (2014).

It was synonymized subjectively with Plesiochelys by Bräm (1965).

It was assigned to Pancryptodira by Pérez-García (2012); to Testudines by Pérez-García and Murelaga (2013); and to Xinjiangchelyidae by Pérez-García et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Brodiechelys Nopcsa
2012Brodiechelys Pérez-García p. 68 figs. 1-4
2013Brodiechelys Pérez-García and Murelaga
2014Brodiechelys Pérez-García et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Eucryptodira
familyXinjiangchelyidaeNessov 1990
genusBrodiechelysNopcsa 1928

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. †Brodiechelys Nopcsa 1928
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Brodiechelys brodiei Lydekker 1889
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Invalid names: Plesiochelys valdensis Lydekker 1889 [synonym], Plesiochelys vectensis Hooley 1990 [synonym]
Brodiechelys royoi Pérez-García et al. 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available