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Basilemys nobilis

Reptilia - Testudines - Nanhsiungchelyidae

Taxonomy
Basilemys nobilis was named by Hay (1911). It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Sullivan et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Basilemys nobilis Hay
1930Basilemys nobilis Hay p. 88
1981Basilemys nobilis Mateer p. 68
2013Basilemys nobilis Danilov et al.
2013Basilemys nobilis Hutchison 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
familyNanhsiungchelyidae
genusBasilemys
speciesnobilisHay 1911

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.

Basilemys nobilis Hay 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: carapaceg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Environment: freshwatersubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2005-09-01 10:38:52
Modified: 2005-09-01 12:38:52
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Estes et al. 1969, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Basilemys nobilis (187686 187690 187698 187702 187711)