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Dermochelys (Leatherback sea turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Dermochelyidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Chelonias Rafinesque
1815Chelyra Rafinesque
1816Dermochelys de Blainville
1822Coriudo Fleming
1828Scytina Wagler
1829Dermochelis Cuvier
1829Dermochelis atlantica LeSueur in Cuvier
1830Dermatochelys Wagler
1832Chelyra Rafinesque
1875Sphargis Cope p. 50
1930Dermochelys Hay p. 68
1966Dermochelys Kuhn p. 29
1988Dermochelys Carroll
1988Dermochelys Weems p. 141 figs. Table 2
1995Dermochelys Hirayama p. 282
1996Dermochelys Frank and Ramus
2002Dermochelys Sepkoski
2007Dermochelys Joyce
2009Dermochelys Anquetin et al.
2013Dermochelys Bardet et al.
2014Dermochelys de Lapparent de Broin et al.
2014Dermochelys van Dijk et al.
2017Dermochelys 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
familyDermochelyidaeLydekker 1889
genusDermochelysde Blainville 1816

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. Dermochelys de Blainville 1816 [Leatherback sea turtle]
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Dermochelys coriacea Vandelli 1761 [Leatherback sea turtle]
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Invalid names: Chelonias lutaria Rafinesque 1814 [synonym], Dermatochelys porcata Wagler 1830 [synonym], Sphargis angusta Philippi 1899 [synonym], Sphargis mercurialis Merrem 1820 [synonym], Testudo arcuata Catesby 1771 [synonym], Testudo lyra Lacepede 1788 [synonym], Testudo tuberculata Pennant in Schoepff 1801 [synonym]
Invalid names: Chelonias Rafinesque 1814 [nomen oblitum], Chelyra Rafinesque 1832 [synonym], Chelyra Rafinesque 1815 [nomen nudum], Coriudo Fleming 1822 [objective synonym], Dermatochelys Wagler 1830 [synonym], Dermochelis Cuvier 1829 [synonym], Dermochelis atlantica LeSueur in Cuvier 1829 [nomen nudum], Scytina Wagler 1828 [synonym], Sphargis Merrem [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: durophagef
Diet 2: piscivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 14:29:38
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:29:38
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uetz 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.62000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (California) Dermochelys sp. (13300)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Dermochelys coriacea (21688)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Oman Dermochelys coriacea (198544 198545)