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Pelusios sinuatus (Serrated hinged terrapin)

Reptilia - Testudines - Pelomedusidae

Taxonomy
Pelusios sinuatus was named by Smith (1838). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Pelusios sinuatus Smith
1981Pelusios sinuatus Auffenberg p. 514
2014Pelusios sinuatus 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
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderPleurodira
superfamilyPelomedusoidesBroin 1988
—Pelomedusera
familyPelomedusidae
genusPelusiosWagler 1830
speciessinuatusSmith 1838

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.

Pelusios sinuatus Smith 1838 [Serrated hinged terrapin]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:34:13
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:34:13
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Uganda Pelusios sinuatus (22438 22442)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Congo-Kinshasa Pelusios sinuatus (22198)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Uganda Pelusios sinuatus (22256)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Malawi Pelusios sinuatus (22271)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malawi Pelusios sinuatus (22327)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Pelusios sinuatus (22346)
Pliocene - Holocene5.333 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Pelusios sinuatus (22125)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania Pelusios sinuatus (22593 22595)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Eritrea (Buia) Pelusios sinuatus (193126)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Tanzania Pelusios sinuatus (144173)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Eritrea Pelusios sinuatus (185616)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Pelusios sinuatus (21972)