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Kurobechelys

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Kurobechelys was named by Shikama (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi].

It was synonymized subjectively with Syllomus by Lynch and Parham (2003).

It was assigned to Emydidae by Shikama (1956); to Syllominae by Weems (1988); and to Chelonia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Kurobechelys Shikama p. 37
1988Kurobechelys Weems p. 141 figs. Table 2
2002Kurobechelys Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
subfamilySyllominae
genusKurobechelys

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.

G. †Kurobechelys Shikama 1956
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Kurobechelys tricarinata Shikama 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available