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Syllomus aegyptiacus

Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae

Taxonomy
Syllomus aegyptiacus was named by Lydekker (1899).

Synonyms
  • Chelonia marylandica was named by Collins and Lynn (1936). Its type specimen is USNM 13825, a shell (partial carapace), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cheapeake Beach, south, which is in a Langhian coastal horizon in the Calvert Formation of Maryland.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Syllomus aegyptiacus by Zug (2001).
  • Peritresius virginianus was named by Berry and Lynn (1936). Its type specimen is U. S. Nat. Mus. 13859, a partial skeleton (partial carapace and plastron plus several vertebrae and portions of right posterior limb and girdle), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Horsehead Cliffs, Zone 12-13, which is in a Langhian estuary/bay claystone in the Calvert Formation of Virginia.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Syllomus aegyptiacus by Zug (2001).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Syllomus aegyptiacus Lydekker
1936Peritresius virginianus Berry and Lynn p. 176
1936Chelonia marylandica Collins and Lynn p. 162
2001Syllomus aegyptiacus Zug p. 213
2017Syllomus aegyptiacus Hastings and Dooley p. 83

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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
genusSyllomusCope 1896
speciesaegyptiacusLydekker 1899

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.

†Syllomus aegyptiacus Lydekker 1899
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Invalid names: Chelonia marylandica Collins and Lynn 1936 [synonym], Peritresius virginianus Berry and Lynn 1936 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Uetz 2005

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Zanclean or 15.97000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Syllomus aegyptiacus (59059)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Peritresius virginianus (28368) Syllomus aegyptiacus (71797)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Chelonia marylandica (126602) Peritresius virginianus (100212 100213 100214) Syllomus sp. (70827)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Syllomus aegyptiacus (57700 201605)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Syllomus aegyptiacus (52582)