Inaechelys

Inaechelys pernambucensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pelomedusoidea

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 Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira Subordo: Pleurodira Superfamilia: Pelomedusoidea

Familia: †Bothremydidae
Genus: †Inaechelys
Species: I. pernambucensis

Name

Inaechelys Carvalho, Ghilardi & Barreto, 2016

Type species: Inaechelys pernambucensis Carvalho, Ghilardi & Barreto, 2016

Etymology: variant of Yemanja + Ancient Greek χελώνη (khelṓnē, “tortoise”)

References

• Carvalho, A.R. de A., Ghilardi, A.M. & Barreto, A.M.F. 2016. A new side-neck turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Early Paleocene (Danian) Maria Farinha Formation, Paraíba Basin, Brazil. Zootaxa 4126(4): 491–513. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4126.4.3 Reference page. 

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