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Rafetus
Taxonomy
Rafetus was named by Gray (1864). It is extant.
It was assigned to Trionychidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Rafetini by Chkhikvadze (2000); to Trionychinae by van Dijk et al. (2014); and to Trionychinae by Georgalis and Joyce (2017).
It was assigned to Trionychidae by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Rafetini by Chkhikvadze (2000); to Trionychinae by van Dijk et al. (2014); and to Trionychinae by Georgalis and Joyce (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1864 | Rafetus Gray |
| 1996 | Rafetus Frank and Ramus |
| 2000 | Rafetus Chkhikvadze |
| 2014 | Rafetus van Dijk et al. |
| 2017 | Rafetus Georgalis and Joyce |
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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.
G. Rafetus Gray 1864
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†Rafetus bohemicus Liebus 1930
Rafetus euphraticus Daudin 1802 [Euphrates softshell]
Rafetus swinhoei Gray 1873
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Invalid names: Pelochelys taihuensis Zhang 1984 [synonym], Trionyx liupani Tao 1986 [synonym]
†Trionyx bohemicus jaegeri Fuchs 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ernst and Barbour 1989, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdigalian | Czech Republic (Ústí nad Labem) | Trionyx bohemicus (185325) | |
| Langhian | Germany (Bavaria) | Trionyx bohemicus (190946) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Taiwan | Trionyx liupani (73686) | |
| Holocene | China (Zhejiang) | Pelochelys taihuensis (190945) |