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Rafetus bohemicus

Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae

Taxonomy
Trionyx bohemicus was named by Liebus (1930). Its type specimen is MMUL 633 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Preschen, which is in a Burdigalian terrestrial horizon in the Most Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was recombined as Rafetus bohemicus by Georgalis and Joyce (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Trionyx bohemicus Liebus
2017Rafetus bohemicus Georgalis and Joyce

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
familyTrionychidaeGray 1825
subfamilyTrionychinaeGray 1825
genusRafetus
speciesbohemicus()

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.

Rafetus bohemicus Liebus 1930
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. L. Georgalis and W. G. Joyce 2017Rafetus bohemicus is differentiated from Rafetus swinhoei by being significantly smaller and from Rafetus euphraticus by having a more pronounced constriction to the xiphiplastra
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 100 to < 1000f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 13:24:04
Modified: 2005-09-09 19:45:41
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Czech Republic (Ústí nad Labem) Trionyx bohemicus (type locality: 185325)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Trionyx bohemicus (190946)