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Mogharemys blanckenhorni

Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae

Taxonomy
Sternothaerus blanckenhorni was named by Dacque (1912). Its type specimen is BMNH R.8440 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Mogharemys.

It was recombined as Mogharemys blanckenhorni by Gaffney et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Sternothaerus blanckenhorni Dacque
2011Mogharemys blanckenhorni Gaffney 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
suborderPleurodira
familyPodocnemididae
genusMogharemys
speciesblanckenhorni(Dacque 1912)

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.

Mogharemys blanckenhorni Dacque 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:35:35
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:35:35
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005

Age range: MN 4 or 16.90000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.97Egypt Mogharemys blanckenhorni (type locality: 53970)