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Cheloniinae

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Cheloniinae Oppel
1946Cheloniinae Kuhn p. 59
1988Cheloniinae Weems p. 141 figs. Table 2
1999Cheloniinae Karl and Tichy p. 63
2007Cheloniinae Karl p. 36
2014Cheloniinae van Dijk et al.
2017Cheloniinae Rhodin 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
suborderCryptodira
superfamilyChelonioidea
familyCheloniidaeBonaparte 1832
subfamilyCheloniinaeOppel 1811
subfamilyCheloniinaeOppel 1811

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.

Subfm. Cheloniinae Oppel 1811
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G. Chelonia Brongniart 1800 [green sea turtle]
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†Chelonia cuvieri Gray 1831
†Chelonia girundica Delfortrie 1869
†Chelonia gwinneri Wegner 1917
†Chelonia harvicensis Woodward 1830
†Chelonia hoffmanni Gray 1831
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Invalid names: Chelone camperi Owen 1851 [synonym]
†Chelonia hofmanni Gray 1831
Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 [green turtle]
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Invalid names: Caretta cepedii Merrem 1820 [synonym], Caretta esculenta Merrem 1820 [synonym], Caretta thunbergii Merrem 1820 [synonym], Chelonia agassizii Bocourt 1868 [synonym], Chelonia albiventer Nardo 1864 [synonym], Chelonia bicarinata Lesson 1831 [synonym], Chelonia formosa Girard 1858 [synonym], Chelonia grisea Eschscholtz 1829 [synonym], Chelonia lachrymata Cuvier 1829 [synonym], Chelonia lata Philippi 1887 [synonym], Chelonia maculosa Cuvier 1829 [synonym], Chelonia marmorata Dumeril and Bibron 1835 [synonym], Chelonia tenuis Girard 1858 [synonym], Chelonia virgata Schweigger 1812 [synonym], Testudo cepediana Daudin 1801 [synonym], Testudo chloronotus Bechstein 1800 [synonym], Testudo japonica Thunberg 1787 [synonym], Testudo macropus Gmelin 1789 [synonym], Testudo viridis Schneider 1783 [synonym]
†Chelonia oligocena Ciobanu 1977
†Chelonia parvitecta Cope 1870
Invalid names: Chelona Brongniart 1805 [synonym], Chelonia castanea Eschscholtz 1829 [nomen oblitum], Euchelys Girard 1858 [synonym], Megemys Gistel 1848 [synonym], Mydasea Gervais 1843 [synonym]
Tr. Cheloniini Zangerl and Turnball 1955
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G. †Glarichelys Zangerl 1958
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†Glarichelys knorri Gray 1831
G. Natator McCulloch 1908
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Natator depressus Garman 1880 [Flatback turtle]
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Invalid names: Natator tessellatus McCulloch 1908 [synonym]
Tr. †Rupelchelyini Karl and Tichy 1999
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G. †Rupelchelys Karl and Tichy 1999
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†Rupelchelys breitkreutzi Karl and Tichy 1999
Invalid names: Carettini Zangerl and Turnbull 1955 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticsubo
Diet: omnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparoussubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:37:12
Source: superf = superfamily, subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Chelonia indet. (231039)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Chelonia indet. (219176)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Allopleuron hoffmanni (138726)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Glarichelys sp. (196473)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Neurochelys harvicensis (167275)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Cheloniinae indet. (28490)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Germany (Bavaria) Glarichelys knorri (187559)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Rupelchelys breitkreutzi (65088)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Poland (Podkarpackie) Glarichelys knorri (174689)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Chelonia oligocena (113962)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Alzey) Rupelchelys breitkreutzi (189577)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Switzerland (Glarus) Chelonia knorri (186471)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Glarichelys sp., Chelonia gwinneri, Chelonia indet. (68021)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan Chelonia aralis (74900)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Azerbaijan Glarichelys gwinneri (45737)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Oregon) Carettini indet. (64777)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Chelone parvitecta (50944)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Bordeaux) Chelonia girundica (48660)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Chelonia girundica (171361)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Chelonia sp. (18140)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Chelonia sp. (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) Chelonia sp. (95374)
Rancholabrean (glacial)0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Chelonia mydas (20624)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Chelonia mydas (34269)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Oman Chelonia mydas (198556)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Chelonia depressa, Chelonia mydas (21688)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Chelonia mydas (191983)