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Mauremys massiliensis

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Taxonomy
Broilia massiliensis was named by Bergounioux (1936). Its type specimen is UCB-L1 92838 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saint-Henri, which is in a Chattian terrestrial claystone in France.

It was recombined as Mauremys massiliensis by Broin (1977) and Hervet (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Broilia massiliensis Bergounioux
1977Mauremys massiliensis Broin
2004Mauremys massiliensis Hervet p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyGeoemydidaeTheobald 1868
genusMauremysGray 1870
speciesmassiliensis(Bergounioux 1936)

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.

Mauremys massiliensis Bergounioux 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-08-26 14:49:00
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:49:00
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Mauremys massiliensis (181656)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Broilia massiliensis, Mauremys massiliensis (178156)