Reptilia - Testudines - Adocidae
Alternative combinations: Agomphus firmus, Emys firmus
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1856. Notice of remains of extinct turtles of New Jersey, collected by Prof. Cook, of the State Geological Survey, under the direction of Dr. W. Kitchell. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:301-327
Belongs to Adocus according to J. H. Hutchison and R. E. Weems 1998
See also Hay 1902, Hay 1908, Hay 1930, Leidy 1856 and Leidy 1865
Sister taxa: Adocus agilis, Adocus aksary, Adocus amtgai, Adocus beatus, Adocus bossi, Adocus bostobensis, Adocus dzhurtasensis, Adocus foveatus, Adocus hesperius, Adocus inexpectatus, Adocus kazachstanica, Adocus kirtlandius, Adocus kizylkumensis, Adocus kokaku, Adocus lineolatus, Adocus microglypha, Adocus onerosus, Adocus orientalis, Adocus planus, Adocus pravus, Adocus sengokuensis, Adocus striatula, Adocus syntheticus, Adocus vigoratus, Homorophus insuetus, Alamosemys annexa, Alamosemys substricta
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tinton Falls (Greensand), which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Hornerstown Formation of New Jersey
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Tinton Falls (Greensand)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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