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Ninjemys
Discussion
ETYMOLOGY: Ninja, in allusion to that totally rad, fearsome foursome epitomizing shelled success; emys, turtle.
Taxonomy
Ninjemys was named by Gaffney (1992).
It was assigned to Meiolaniidae by Gaffney (1996), Anquetin (2012), Sterli and de la Fuente (2013), de la Fuente et al. (2014), Sterli (2015), Sterli et al. (2015) and Rhodin et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Meiolaniidae by Gaffney (1996), Anquetin (2012), Sterli and de la Fuente (2013), de la Fuente et al. (2014), Sterli (2015), Sterli et al. (2015) and Rhodin et al. (2015).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Ninjemys Gaffney p. 5 |
| 1996 | Ninjemys Gaffney |
| 2012 | Ninjemys Anquetin p. 34 fig. 10 |
| 2013 | Ninjemys Sterli and de la Fuente |
| 2014 | Ninjemys de la Fuente et al. |
| 2015 | Ninjemys Rhodin et al. |
| 2015 | Ninjemys Sterli |
| 2015 | Ninjemys Sterli 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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Sterli 2015 | Ninjemys oweni can be diagnosed as a meiolaniid by the presence of a contact between quadratojugal and squamosal below cavum tympani, presence of accessory ridge on the triturating surface of the palate, presence of horns in the squamosal and the presence of a tail club and tail rings |