IRMNG - Chelydridae Swainson, 1839

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Chelydridae Swainson, 1839

IRMNG_ID

114441 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114441)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Testudines

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Genus Acherontemys Hay, 1899 †
Genus Chelonura Fleming, 1822
1. Species Chelonura temminckii Troost in Harlan, 1835 accepted as Macrochelys temminckii Troost, 1835
Genus Chelydra Schweigger, 1812
1. Species Chelydra serpentina Linnaeus, 1758
2. Species Chelydra angustirostris Dunn, 1945 accepted as Chelydra serpentina Linnaeus, 1758
3. Species Chelydra osceola Stejneger, 1918 accepted as Chelydra serpentina Linnaeus, 1758
4. Species Chelydra rossignonii Cope, 1872 accepted as Chelydra serpentina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Chelydrops Peters, 1868 †
Genus Chelydropsis Peters, 1868 †
Genus Denverus Hutchison & Holroyd, 2003 †
Genus Devisia Ogilby, 1905
1. Species Devisia mythodes Ogilby, 1905 accepted as Chelydra serpentina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Emysaurus Duméril & Bibron, 1835
1. Species Emysaurus rossignonii Bocourt, 1868 accepted as Chelydra serpentina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Hoplochelys Hay, 1908 †
Genus Macrochelys Gray, 1856
1. Species Macrochelys temminckii Troost, 1835
Genus Platysternon Gray, 1831
1. Species Platysternon megacephalum Gray, 1831
2. Species Platysternon macrocephalus Agassiz, 1960 accepted as Platysternon megacephalum Gray, 1831
3. Species Platysternon peguense Gray, 1870 accepted as Platysternon megacephalum Gray, 1831
4. Species Platysternon platycephalum Mertens, 1959 accepted as Platysternon megacephalum Gray, 1831
Genus Tullochelys Hutchison, 2013 †
Genus Chelyra Rafinesque, 1815 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Genus Chelidra Bonaparte, 1831 accepted as Chelydra Schweigger, 1812
Genus Emydosaurus Agassiz, 1846 † (Unjustified (?) emendation)
Genus Emysaura Duméril & Bibron, 1835 (Misspelling)
1. Species Emysaura serpentina Duméril & Bibron, 1835 accepted as Chelydra serpentina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Macroclemmys Strauch, 1862 accepted as Macrochelys Gray, 1856
1. Species Macroclemmys temminckii Boulenger, 1889 accepted as Macrochelys temminckii Troost, 1835
Genus Macroclemys Gray, 1855 accepted as Macrochelys Gray, 1856
1. Species Macroclemys temminckii Gray, 1856 accepted as Macrochelys temminckii Troost, 1835
Genus Platysternum Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Platysternon Gray, 1831
1. Species Platysternum megacephalum Boulenger, 1889 accepted as Platysternon megacephalum Gray, 1831
2. Species Platysternum megalocephalum Stanek, 1959 accepted as Platysternon megacephalum Gray, 1831
Genus Chelyra Rafinesque, 1832 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Emarginachelys Whetstone, 1978 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Gypochelys Agassiz, 1857 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Macrocephalochelys Piboplichko & Taraschchuk, 1960 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Planiplastron Ckhikvadze, 1971 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Protochelydra Erickson, 1973 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Chelydridae Swainson, 1839. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114441 on 2025-01-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (2)

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Anapsida (Subclass) > Testudines (Order) > Casichelydia (Suborder) > Cryptodira (Infraorder) > Testudinoidea (Superfamily) > Chelydridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): F; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Turonian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]