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Protochelydra
Taxonomy
Protochelydra was named by Erickson (1973). It is not extant. Its type is Protochelydra zangerli.
It was assigned to Durocryptodira by Danilov and Parham (2008); to Protochelydrinae by Hutchison and Pasch (2004) and Hutchison (2008); to Testudines by Anquetin et al. (2009); to Chelydridae by Carroll (1988), Hutchison (1992), Holroyd et al. (2001), Holroyd and Hutchison (2002) and Brinkman (2013); and to Panchelydridae by Joyce (2016).
It was assigned to Durocryptodira by Danilov and Parham (2008); to Protochelydrinae by Hutchison and Pasch (2004) and Hutchison (2008); to Testudines by Anquetin et al. (2009); to Chelydridae by Carroll (1988), Hutchison (1992), Holroyd et al. (2001), Holroyd and Hutchison (2002) and Brinkman (2013); and to Panchelydridae by Joyce (2016).
Species
P. zangerli (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Protochelydra Erickson |
| 1988 | Protochelydra Carroll |
| 1992 | Protochelydra Hutchison |
| 2001 | Protochelydra Holroyd et al. |
| 2002 | Protochelydra Holroyd and Hutchison p. 181 |
| 2004 | Protochelydra Hutchison and Pasch |
| 2008 | Protochelydra Danilov and Parham |
| 2008 | Protochelydra Hutchison |
| 2009 | Protochelydra Anquetin et al. |
| 2013 | Protochelydra Brinkman |
| 2016 | Protochelydra Joyce |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available