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Trionyx triunguis (African softshell turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae

Taxonomy
Trionyx triunguis was named by Forksal (1775). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. pliopedemontanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Trionyx triunguis Forksal
2007Trionyx triunguis Karl p. 34
2013Trionyx triunguis Karl
2014Trionyx triunguis 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
suborderCryptodira
familyTrionychidaeGray 1825
subfamilyTrionychinaeGray 1825
genusTrionyx
speciestriunguisForksal 1775

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.

Trionyx triunguis Forksal 1775 [African softshell turtle]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapacef
Adult length: 100 to < 1000f
Grouping: solitaryf
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-25 13:24:04
Modified: 2005-09-09 19:45:41
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989

Age range: base of the MP 22 to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany Trionyx triunguis (46097)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Alzey) Trionyx triunguis (189577)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Slovenia Trionyx triunguis (193248 193249)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Trionyx triunguis (47425 49101)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Trionyx triunguis (198614 198615)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Trionyx sp. (106003)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Turkey (Ankara) Trionyx triunguis (184361)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey (Cankiri) Trionyx triunguis (184368 184384)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey (Ayas) Trionyx triunguis (184360)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Libya Trionyx triunguis (52580)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Turkey (Aydin) Trionyx triunguis (68565)
Zanclean - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Kenya Trionyx triunguis (195270)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt (Kom Ombo Plain) Trionyx triunguis (22508 22544 22545)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Trionyx triunguis (21888 21891 21892)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Egypt (Kom Ombo Plain) Trionyx triunguis (22538)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mali Trionyx triunguis (195272)