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Chitracephalus
Taxonomy
Chitracephalus was named by Dollo (1884). It is not extant. Its type is Chitracephalus dumonii.
It was assigned to Chelonia by Carroll (1988); and to Cryptodira by Pérez-García (2012).
It was assigned to Chelonia by Carroll (1988); and to Cryptodira by Pérez-García (2012).
Species
C. dumonii (syn. Salasemys pulcherrima) (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1884 | Chitracephalus Dollo |
1988 | Chitracephalus Carroll |
2003 | Salasemys Fuentes et al. |
2012 | Chitracephalus Pérez-García figs. 1-7 |
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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. †Chitracephalus Dollo 1884
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†Chitracephalus dumonii Dollo 1885
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Invalid names: Salasemys pulcherrima Fuentes et al. 2003 [synonym]
Invalid names: Salasemys Fuentes et al. 2003 [synonym]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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A. Pérez-García 2012 | The same as for the species [Chitracephalus dumonii] |