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Morenia (Eyed turtles)

Reptilia - Testudines - Geoemydidae

Taxonomy
Morenia was named by Gray (1870). It is extant.

It was assigned to Emydidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Geoemydinae by van Dijk et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Morenia Gray
1996Morenia Frank and Ramus
2014Morenia van Dijk et al.

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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
subfamilyGeoemydinaeTheobald 1868
genusMoreniaGray 1870

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. Morenia Gray 1870 [Eyed turtles]
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Morenia ocellata Dumeril and Bibron 1835 [Burmese eyed turtle]
Morenia petersi Anderson 1879 [Indian eyed turtle]
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: Carroll 1988, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Castor sp. (13626)