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Phrynops

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Phrynops Wagler
1923Parahydraspis Wieland
1988Parahydraspis Carroll
1988Phrynops Carroll
1993Phrynops de Broin and de la Fuente p. 11
1996Phrynops Frank and Ramus
2006Phrynops Gaffney et al. p. 33
2007Phrynops Joyce
2009Phrynops Anquetin et al.
2010Phrynops Sanchez-Villagra and Scheyer
2014Phrynops de la Fuente et al.
2014Phrynops van Dijk et al.
2016Phrynops Maniel and de la Fuente

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
familyChelidaeGray 1825
genusPhrynopsWagler 1830

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. Phrynops Wagler 1830
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Phrynops geoffroanus Schweigger 1812 [side-necked turtle of Geoffroy]
Phrynops hilarii Dumeril and Bibron 1835 [side-necked turtle of Saint Hillaire]
Phrynops paranaensis Wieland 1923
Phrynops tuberosus Peters 1870 [Guianan Shield side-necked turtle]
Phrynops williamsi Rhodin and Mittermeier 1983 [Williams side-necked turtle]
Phrynops zuliae Pritchard and Trebbau 1984 [Zulia toadhead turtle]
Invalid names: Parahydraspis Wieland 1923 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 14:20:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:30:55
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.12600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Argentina (Tucumán) P. sp. (140182)
Huayquerian9.0 - 6.8Argentina (Entre Rios) P. geoffroanus (55600) P. sp., Parahydraspis paranaensis (140472)
Huayquerian9.0 - 6.8Argentina (Mendoza) Chelidae indet. (189510)
Huayquerian9.0 - 6.8Argentina (Catamarca) P. sp. (141369)
Pliocene - Middle Pleistocene5.333 - 0.126Uruguay (San José) P. geoffroanus (140995)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Sante Fé) Chelidae indet. (189512)