Bothremydidae
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Bothremydidae is an extinct family of side-necked turtle. They belong to sub-order Pleurodira
and order Testudines. Bothremydidae lived in fresh water and were amphibious. They were actively mobile omnivores.
Bothremydidae
Pleurodira
The Pleurodira are one of the two living suborders of turtles, the other being the Cryptodira. In many cases in the nomenclature of animals, ranks such as suborder are considered of little importance apart from nomenclatural or taxonomic reasons. However, this is not the case with the suborders of...
and order Testudines. Bothremydidae lived in fresh water and were amphibious. They were actively mobile omnivores.
Taxonomy
The family is split into two subfamilies and a number of tribes.Bothremydidae
- Subfamily Bothremydinae Gaffney et al. 2006
- Tribe Bothremydini Gaffney et al. 2006
- Subtribe Bothremydina Gaffney et al. 2006
- Araiochelys Gaffney et al. 2006
- Araiochelys hirayamai Gaffney et al. 2006
- Bothremys Leidy 1865 (jr synonym: Karkaemys)
- Bothremys arabicus (Zalmout et al. 2005)
- Bothremys cooki Leidy 1865
- Bothremys kellyi Gaffney et al. 2006
- Bothremys maghrebiana Gaffney et al. 2006
- Chedighaii Gaffney et al. 2006
- Chedighaii barberi (Schmidt 1940)
- Chedighaii hutchisoni Gaffney et al. 2006
- Rosasia Costa 1940
- Rosasia soutoi Carrington da Costa 1940
- Zolhafah Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
- Zolhafah bella Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
- Araiochelys Gaffney et al. 2006
- Subtribe Foxemydina Gaffney et al. 2006
- Elochelys Nopsca 1931
- Elochelys convenarum Laurent et al. 2002
- Elochelys perfecta Nopsca 1931
- Foxemys Tong et al. 1998
- Foxemys mechinorum Tong et al. 1998
- Polysternon Portis 1882
- Polysternon atlanticum Lapparent de Broin and Murelaga 1996
- Polysternon provinciale (Matheron 1869)
- Elochelys Nopsca 1931
- Subtribe Bothremydina Gaffney et al. 2006
- Tribe Taphrosphyini Gaffney et al. 2006
- Subtribe Nigermydina Gaffney et al. 2006
- Arenila Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
- Arenila krebsi Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
- Arenila Lapparent de Broin and Werner 1998
- Subtribe Taphrosphyina Gaffney et al. 2006
- Azabbaremys Gaffney et al. 2001
- Azabbaremys moragjonesi Gaffney et al. 2001
- Phosphatochelys Gaffney and Tong 2003
- Phosphatochelys tedfordi Gaffney and Tong 2003
- Rhothonemys Gaffney et al. 2006
- Rhothonemys brinkmani Gaffney et al. 2006
- Taphrosphys Cope 1869 (jr synonyms: Amblypeza, Bantuchelys, Prochonias)
- Taphrosphys congolensis (Dollo 1912)
- Taphrosphys dares Hay 1908 (nomen dubium)
- Taphrosphys ippolitoi Gaffney et al. 2006
- Taphrosphys sulcatus (Leidy 1856)
- Ummulisani Gaffney et al. 2006
- Ummulisani rutgersensis Gaffney et al. 2006
- Crassachelys (nomen dubium)
- Crassachelys neurirregularis (Bergounioux 1952)
- Eusarkia (nomen dubium)
- Gafsachelys Stefano 1903 (nomen dubium)
- Labrostochelys Gaffney et al. 2006
- Labrostochelys galkini Gaffney et al. 2006
- Azabbaremys Gaffney et al. 2001
- Subtribe Nigermydina Gaffney et al. 2006
- Tribe Cearachelyini Gaffney et al. 2006
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- CearachelysCearachelysCearachelys is an extinct genus of pleurodiran turtle which existed some 80-million years ago. The genus is monotypic, with only type species Cearachelys placidoi known....
Gaffney et al.- Cearachelys placidoi Gaffney et al. 2001
- Galianemys Gaffney et al. 2002
- Galianemys emringeri Gaffney et al. 2002
- Galianemys whitei Gaffney et al. 2002
- Cearachelys
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- Tribe Bothremydini Gaffney et al. 2006
- Subfamily Kurmademydinae Gaffney et al. 2006
- Tribe Kurmademydini Gaffney et al. 2006
- KinkonychelysKinkonychelysKinkonychelys is an extinct genus of side-necked turtle which existed in Madagascar during the Late Cretaceous period. It contains the single species Kinkonychelys rogersi, named in honor of its discoverer, Raymond R. Rogers...
Gaffney et al. 2009- Kinkonychelys rogersi Gaffney et al. 2009
- KurmademysKurmademysKurmademys is an extinct genus of side-necked turtle which existed in India during the late Cretaceous period. It was first named in 2001, by Eugene S. Gaffney, Sankar Chatterjee, and Dhiraj K. Rudra, and contains the species Kurmademys kallamedensis. The species name is derived from the Kallamedu...
Gaffney et al. 2001- Kurmademys kallamedensis Gaffney et al. 2001
- SankuchemysSankuchemysSankuchemys is an extinct genus of side-necked turtle which existed in India during the late Cretaceous period. It was first named by Eugene S. Gaffney, Ashok Sahni, Herman Schleich, Swarn Deep Singh, and Rahul Srivastava in 2003, and contains the species Sankuchemys sethnai.-External links:* at...
Gaffney et al. 2003- Sankuchemys sethnai Gaffney et al. 2003
- Kinkonychelys
- Tribe Kurmademydini Gaffney et al. 2006