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Chelodininae

Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae

Taxonomy
Chelodininae was named by Baur (1893). It is extant.

It was assigned to Chelidae by van Dijk et al. (2014).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Chelodininae Baur
2014Chelodininae 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
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
familyChelidaeGray 1825
subfamilyChelodininaeBaur 1893
subfamilyChelodininaeBaur 1893

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.

Subfm. Chelodininae Baur 1893
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G. Elusor Cann and Legler 1994
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Elusor macrurus Cann and Legler 1994 [Mary River turtle]
G. Flaviemys Le et al. 2013 [Manning River sawshelled turtle]
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Flaviemys purvisi Wells and Wellington 1985 [Manning River sawshelled turtle]
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: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available