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Geoclemys
Taxonomy
Geoclemys was named by Gray (1855). It is extant.
It was assigned to Batagurinae by Bickham (1975) and Ernst and Barbour (1989); to Emydidae by Shikama (1956), Tewari and Badam (1969), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996); to Testudines by Anquetin et al. (2009); to Geoemydidae by Claude et al. (2012); to Geoemydinae by van Dijk et al. (2014); and to Palatochelydia by Garbin et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Batagurinae by Bickham (1975) and Ernst and Barbour (1989); to Emydidae by Shikama (1956), Tewari and Badam (1969), Carroll (1988) and Frank and Ramus (1996); to Testudines by Anquetin et al. (2009); to Geoemydidae by Claude et al. (2012); to Geoemydinae by van Dijk et al. (2014); and to Palatochelydia by Garbin et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1855 | Geoclemys Gray |
| 1956 | Geoclemmys Shikama p. 37 |
| 1969 | Geoclemys Tewari and Badam |
| 1975 | Geoclemys Bickham p. 203 |
| 1988 | Geoclemys Carroll |
| 1989 | Geoclemys Ernst and Barbour |
| 1996 | Geoclemys Frank and Ramus |
| 2009 | Geoclemys Anquetin et al. |
| 2012 | Geoclemys Claude et al. |
| 2014 | Geoclemys van Dijk et al. |
| 2020 | Geoclemys Garbin et al. p. 33 |
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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.
G. Geoclemys Gray 1855
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†Geoclemmys matuuraensis Shikama 1956
†Geoclemmys yudaensis Shikama 1956
Geoclemys hamiltonii Gray 1831 [Spotted pond turtle]
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Invalid names: Clemmys palaeindica Lydekker 1885 [synonym], Geoclemys sivalensis Tewari and Badam 1969 [synonym]
†Geoclemys matuuraensis Shikama 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miocene | Japan (Nagasaki) | Geoclemmys matauuraensis (191621) Geoclemmys matuuraensis (191620) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Iwate) | Geoclemmys yudaensis (191622) | |
| Pliocene | Pakistan | G. hamiltonii, Clemmys palaeindica (92070) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | India | Geoclemmys hamiltonii (224300 224301) G. sivalensis (39209 39210) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | India | G. sivalensis (195860) |