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Lepidochelys olivacea
Taxonomy
Chelonia olivacea was named by Eschscholtz (1829). It is extant. It is the type species of Lepidochelys.
It was recombined as Lepidochelys olivacea by Mrososky and Pritchard (1971), van Dijk et al. (2014) and Rhodin et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Lepidochelys olivacea by Mrososky and Pritchard (1971), van Dijk et al. (2014) and Rhodin et al. (2017).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1829 | Chelonia olivacea Eschscholtz |
1835 | Chelonia dussumierii Dumeril and Bibron |
1873 | Cephalochelys oceanica Gray |
1887 | Thalassochelys tarapacona Philippi |
1899 | Thalassochelys controversa Philippi |
1908 | Caretta remivaga Hay |
1971 | Lepidochelys olivacea Mrososky and Pritchard p. 625 |
2014 | Lepidochelys olivacea van Dijk et al. |
2017 | Lepidochelys olivacea Rhodin et al. |
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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.
Lepidochelys olivacea Eschscholtz 1829
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Invalid names: Caretta remivaga Hay 1908 [synonym], Cephalochelys oceanica Gray 1873 [synonym], Chelonia dussumierii Dumeril and Bibron 1835 [synonym], Thalassochelys controversa Philippi 1899 [synonym], Thalassochelys tarapacona Philippi 1887 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Uetz 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Collections
No collection or age range data are available