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Rafetoides messelianus
Taxonomy
Trionyx messelianus was named by Reinach (1900). Its type specimen is SMF R106, a partial shell (almost complete carapace and a hyoplastron fragment), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Messel, which is in a MP 11 lacustrine shale in the Messel Formation of Germany.
It was recombined as Palaeoamyda messeliana by Cadena (2016); it was recombined as Rafetoides messelianus by Karl (2018).
It was recombined as Palaeoamyda messeliana by Cadena (2016); it was recombined as Rafetoides messelianus by Karl (2018).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1858 | Rafetoides austriacus Peters |
1900 | Trionyx messelianus Reinach |
1927 | Trionyx messelianus kochi Hummel |
1927 | Trionyx messelianus lepsiusi Hummel |
2016 | Palaeoamyda messeliana Cadena |
2017 | Trionyx messelianus Georgalis and Joyce |
2018 | Rafetoides messelianus Karl |
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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.
†Rafetoides messelianus Reinach 1900
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Invalid names: Rafetoides austriacus Peters 1858 [synonym], Trionyx messelianus kochi Hummel 1927 [synonym], Trionyx messelianus lepsiusi Hummel 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available