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Kayentachelyidae (disused)

Reptilia - Testudines - Kayentachelyidae

Taxonomy
Kayentachelyidae was named by Gaffney et al. (1987). It is not extant. Its type is Kayentachelys.

It was assigned to Cryptodira by Gaffney et al. (1987); and to Cryptodira by Gaffney and Jenkins (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Kayentachelyidae Gaffney et al. p. 289
2010Kayentachelyidae Gaffney and Jenkins

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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
suborderCryptodira
familyKayentachelyidae
familyKayentachelyidae

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.

Fm. †Kayentachelyidae Gaffney et al. 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available