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Allaeochelys magnifica

Reptilia - Testudines

Taxonomy
Burmemys magnifica was named by Hutchison et al. (2004). Its type specimen is UCMP 61212, a partial shell (left hypoplastron), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP V6204, Pondaung Sandstone, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in the Pondaung Formation of Myanmar.

It was recombined as Allaeochelys magnifica by Joyce (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Burmemys magnifica Hutchison et al. p. 45
2014Allaeochelys magnifica Joyce

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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
suborderCryptodira
suborderTrionychia
—Carettochelyidae(Gill 1889)
—Carettochelyinae(Boulenger 1887)
tribeAllaeochelyini
genusAllaeochelysNoulet 1867
speciesmagnifica()

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.

†Allaeochelys magnifica Hutchison et al. 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available