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Cabindachelys

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Discussion

The genus name has been registered in ZooBank under LSID. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:1960322C-D22F-4649-BD5B-42EA378D919E.

Named for the Angolan province of Cabinda and chelys, Greek for turtle.

Taxonomy

Species
C. landanensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Cabindachelys Myers 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
genusCabindachelys

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. †Cabindachelys Myers et al. 2018
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Cabindachelys landanensis Myers et al. 2018
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. S. Myers et al. 2018Diagnosed as a pan-cheloniid turtle based on the presence of a rod-like rostrum basisphenoidale
(Character (Ch.) 86), which is not found in protostegids, and a V-shaped crest on the ventral plate of the basisphenoid (Ch. 88), which is absent in both protostegids and dermochelyids.
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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Selandian or 61.60000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Angola C. landanensis (82060 203526)