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Plastremys

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Plastremys was named by Owen (1881).

It was assigned to Helochelydridae by Joyce (2017) and Joyce (2022).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Plastremys Owen p. 370
2017Plastremys Joyce
2022Plastremys Joyce

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
Helochelydridae()
genusPlastremysOwen 1881

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. †Plastremys Owen 1881
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Plastremys lata Owen 1881
Plastremys rutteri Andrews 1920
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.0 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) P. lata (198090)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) P. rutteri (94210)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (Dorset) Trachydermochelys rutteri (227339)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Solemydidae indet. (132494)