Cuvierichelys iberica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Geoemydidae
Subfamilia: Geoemydinae
Genus group: Mauremys group
Genus: †Cuvierichelys
Species: †Cuvierichelys iberica

Name

Cuvierichelys iberica (Bergounioux, 1958)

Synonyms:

• Chrysemys iberica
• Palaeochelys iberica
• Chrysemys elegans Bergounioux, 1958

homonym: Chrysemys elegans Boulenger, 1889 = Trachemys scripta elegans, an extant species

Distribution

Europe

• Spain
  • El Talladell, Tàrrega (terrestrial limestone in the Calcaries de Tàrrega Formation)

Temporal range: Oligocene

References

• Bergounioux, 1958.

Links

• Cuvierichelys iberica – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.