IRMNG - Spoochelys Smith & Kear, 2013 †

IRMNG taxon details

Spoochelys Smith & Kear, 2013 †

IRMNG_ID

11913556 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11913556)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Testudinata incertae sedis

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, terrestrial

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Smith, E. T.; Kear, B. P. (2013). Spoochelys ormondea gen. et sp. nov., an archaic meiolaniid-like turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Lightning Ridge, Australia. Pp. 121-146 in D. B. Brinkman, P. A. Holroyd & J. D. Gardner (eds.), Morphology and Evolution of Turtles. Proceedings of the Gaffney Turtle Symposium (2009) in honor of Eugene S. Gaffney., Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, etc. [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2023). Spoochelys Smith & Kear, 2013 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11913556 on 2024-05-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-06-18 05:34:58Z

created

Rees, Tony

2023-08-24 19:26:01Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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original description Smith, E. T.; Kear, B. P. (2013). Spoochelys ormondea gen. et sp. nov., an archaic meiolaniid-like turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Lightning Ridge, Australia. Pp. 121-146 in D. B. Brinkman, P. A. Holroyd & J. D. Gardner (eds.), Morphology and Evolution of Turtles. Proceedings of the Gaffney Turtle Symposium (2009) in honor of Eugene S. Gaffney., Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, etc. [details]

basis of record www.organismnames.com (2018 version)/web search. [details]

verified source for family Smith, E. T.; Kear, B. P. (2013). Spoochelys ormondea gen. et sp. nov., an archaic meiolaniid-like turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Lightning Ridge, Australia. Pp. 121-146 in D. B. Brinkman, P. A. Holroyd & J. D. Gardner (eds.), Morphology and Evolution of Turtles. Proceedings of the Gaffney Turtle Symposium (2009) in honor of Eugene S. Gaffney., Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, etc. [details]

name verified source Smith, E. T.; Kear, B. P. (2013). Spoochelys ormondea gen. et sp. nov., an archaic meiolaniid-like turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Lightning Ridge, Australia. Pp. 121-146 in D. B. Brinkman, P. A. Holroyd & J. D. Gardner (eds.), Morphology and Evolution of Turtles. Proceedings of the Gaffney Turtle Symposium (2009) in honor of Eugene S. Gaffney., Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, etc. [details]

current name source Smith, E. T.; Kear, B. P. (2013). Spoochelys ormondea gen. et sp. nov., an archaic meiolaniid-like turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Lightning Ridge, Australia. Pp. 121-146 in D. B. Brinkman, P. A. Holroyd & J. D. Gardner (eds.), Morphology and Evolution of Turtles. Proceedings of the Gaffney Turtle Symposium (2009) in honor of Eugene S. Gaffney., Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, etc. [details]

extant flag source Smith, E. T.; Kear, B. P. (2013). Spoochelys ormondea gen. et sp. nov., an archaic meiolaniid-like turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Lightning Ridge, Australia. Pp. 121-146 in D. B. Brinkman, P. A. Holroyd & J. D. Gardner (eds.), Morphology and Evolution of Turtles. Proceedings of the Gaffney Turtle Symposium (2009) in honor of Eugene S. Gaffney., Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, etc. [details]

habitat flag source Smith, E. T.; Kear, B. P. (2013). Spoochelys ormondea gen. et sp. nov., an archaic meiolaniid-like turtle from the Early Cretaceous of Lightning Ridge, Australia. Pp. 121-146 in D. B. Brinkman, P. A. Holroyd & J. D. Gardner (eds.), Morphology and Evolution of Turtles. Proceedings of the Gaffney Turtle Symposium (2009) in honor of Eugene S. Gaffney., Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, etc. [details]

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