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Cryptodira

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)37622https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=37622
Ranksuborder (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cryptodira
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSÀve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSÀve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
-Testudinata
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodiraCope 1868
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinatastated with evidenceCope, 1871
Cryptodiraunranked cladebelongs to Testudinatastated without evidenceLydekker, 1889
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinatastated with evidenceZittel, 1890
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinatastated without evidenceBaur, 1893
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniastated without evidenceWoodward, 1898
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Thecophorastated with evidenceGadow, 1898
Cryptodirasuperfamilybelongs to Thecophorastated without evidenceHay, 1902
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinatastated without evidenceStefano, 1903
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniastated without evidenceCase, 1904
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinatastated with evidenceOsborn, 1904
Cryptodirainfraorderbelongs to Thecophorastated without evidenceAndrews, 1906
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniastated without evidenceLambe, 1908
Cryptodirasuperfamilybelongs to Thecophorastated with evidenceHay, 1908
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinatastated without evidenceJaekel, 1911
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniastated without evidenceSwinton, 1934
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Thecophorastated without evidenceRoxo, 1937
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinatastated with evidenceKuhn, 1946
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniastated with evidenceOlson, 1947
Cryptodiraunranked cladebelongs to Testudinatastated without evidenceHuene, 1954
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniastated without evidenceDelair, 1958
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinatastated with evidenceEstes, 1964
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated with evidenceKuhn, 1966
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to CheloniaimpliedMiller, 1967
Cryptodirainfraorderbelongs to Casichelydiastated without evidenceGaffney, 1975
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceAntunes and de Broin, 1977
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniastated without evidenceThurmond and Jones, 1981
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceMeylan and Auffenberg, 1986
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to CheloniaimpliedCarroll, 1988
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceHolman and Case, 1988
Cryptodiraunranked cladebelongs to Casichelydiastated without evidenceSullivan et al., 1988
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceGaffney et al., 1992
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniistated with evidencede la Fuente et al., 1995
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceKöhler, 1995
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to TestudinesimpliedKarl, 1996
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceGaffney, 1996
Cryptodiraunranked cladebelongs to Casichelydiastated without evidenceGaffney et al., 1998
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceKarl and Tichy, 1999
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniistated without evidenceLapparent de Broin, 2002
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniistated with evidenceHutchison and Holroyd, 2003
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated with evidenceTakahashi et al., 2003
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceBrinkman, 2003
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniistated without evidenceHervet, 2004
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceJoyce et al., 2004
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Eucryptodirastated without evidenceParham, 2005
Cryptodirainfraorderbelongs to Casichelydiastated with evidenceGaffney et al., 2006
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniistated with evidenceHervet, 2006
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniistated without evidenceKarl et al., 2006
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceParmley et al., 2006
Cryptodirainfraorderbelongs to Cheloniistated without evidenceKarl, 2007
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Eucryptodirastated with evidenceJoyce, 2007
Cryptodirainfraorderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceAverianov et al., 2008
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Eucryptodirastated with evidencePĂ©rez-GarcĂ­a et al., 2008
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated with evidenceDanilov and Parham, 2008
Cryptodiraunranked cladebelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceJoyce and Lyson, 2010
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Eucryptodirastated with evidencePĂ©rez-GarcĂ­a and Ortega, 2011
Cryptodiraunranked cladebelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceKnauss et al., 2011
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniistated without evidencePĂ©rez-GarcĂ­a et al., 2013
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinatastated without evidenceHutchison et al., 2013
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated with evidenceBourque, 2013
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceDanilov et al., 2013
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Cheloniistated without evidenceVlachos et al., 2014
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated with evidenceVlachos and Tsoukala, 2014
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidencevan Dijk et al., 2014
Cryptodiraunranked cladebelongs to Eucryptodirastated without evidencePuntener et al., 2014
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated with evidenceBourque et al., 2015
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinatastated without evidenceBrinkman et al., 2016
Cryptodirasuborderbelongs to Testudinesstated without evidenceGarcia et al., 2016
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1,099
Extant Size (PBDB)387 (35%)
First Recorded Appearance209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Environmentfreshwater (based on Cryptodira)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietomnivore (based on Cryptodira)
Reproductionoviparous (based on Cryptodira)
Ecospace Commentslife habit and diet based on Uetz 2005
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. D. Cope. 1868. On the origin of genera. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 20:242-300

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Trionychia
suborder
listed (PBDB)388133 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Carettochelyoidea ✝
superfamily
listed (PBDB)
Dermochelyoidea ✝
superfamily
listed (PBDB)593.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Kinosternoidae ✝
superfamily
listed (PBDB)672.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Platysternoidea
superfamily
listed (PBDB)0 Ma
Extant
Trionychoidea
superfamily
listed (PBDB)550164 Ma
Middle Jurassic
0 Ma
Extant
Bashuchelyidae ✝
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
5164 Ma
Middle Jurassic
164 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Chelonemydidae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Chersidae
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
0 Ma
Extant
Dermatochelydidae ✝
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Glyptopidae ✝
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Glyptopsidae ✝
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Indochelyidae ✝
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Kayentachelyidae ✝
family
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Kinosternoidea
family
listed (PBDB)Mud Turtle3383.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Meiolaniidae ✝
family
listed (PBDB)128.4 Ma
Oligocene
28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Tritosternidae ✝
family
listed (PBDB)
Kallokibotioninae ✝
subfamily
listed (PBDB)283.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Chitracephalus ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
3133 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
129 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Galvechelone ✝
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Polysternum ✝
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Adocusia ✝
unranked clade
listed (PBDB)
Chelydroidea
unranked clade
listed (PBDB)304130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Cryptoderinea
unranked clade
listed (PBDB)0 Ma
Extant
Durocryptodira
unranked clade
listed (PBDB)32101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Eucryptodira
unranked clade
listed (PBDB)230164 Ma
Middle Jurassic
0 Ma
Extant
Kinosternia ✝
unranked clade
listed (PBDB)
Panchelonioidea
unranked clade
listed (PBDB)109101 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
0 Ma
Extant
Pantestudinoidea
unranked clade
listed (PBDB)2,504209 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
0 Ma
Extant
Pantrionychia ✝
unranked clade
listed (PBDB)1122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
122 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Selmacryptodira
unranked clade
listed (PBDB)1130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1868Cryptodira Cope
1871Cryptodira Cope p. 235
1875Cryptodira Cope p. 16
1889Cryptodira Lydekker p. 25
1890Cryptodira Zittel p. 449
1893Cryptodira Baur p. 672
1898Cryptodira Gadow p. 20
1898Cryptodira Woodward p. 141
1902Cryptodira Hay p. 439
1903Cryptodira Stefano p. 68
1904Cryptodira Case p. 63
1904Cryptodira Osborn p. 100
1906Cryptodira Andrews p. 277
1908Cryptodira Hay p. 126
1908Cryptodira Lambe
1911Cryptodiri Jaekel p. 186
1934Cryptodira Swinton p. 71
1937Cryptodira Roxo p. 43
1946Cryptodira Kuhn p. 58
1947Cryptodira Olson pp. 44, 45
1954Cryptodira Huene p. 24
1958Cryptodira Delair p. 54
1960Cryptodira Zangerl p. 285
1964Cryptodira Estes p. 97
1966Cryptodira Kuhn p. 24
1967Cryptodira Miller p. 226
1975Cryptodira Gaffney p. 2
1977Cryptodira Antunes and de Broin
1980Charitonyx tajanikolaevae Chkhikvadze
1981Cryptodira Thurmond and Jones p. 121
1986Cryptodira Meylan and Auffenberg p. 280
1988Cryptodira Carroll
1988Cryptodira Holman and Case p. 328
1988Cryptodira Nicholls p. 185
1988Cryptodira Sullivan et al. p. 2
1992Cryptodira Gaffney et al.
1992Cryptodira Megirian
1995Cryptodira Köhler
1995Cryptodira de la Fuente et al.
1996Cryptodira Gaffney
1996Cryptodira Karl
1998Cryptodira Gaffney et al. p. 3
1998Cryptodira Hirayama and Hikida p. 70
1999Cryptodira Karl and Tichy p. 63
2000Cryptodira Meylan and Sterrer
2001Cryptodira Peng et al. p. 23
2001Cryptodira Weems and George p. 572
2002Cryptodira Lapparent de Broin
YearName and Author
2003Cryptodira Brinkman
2003Cryptodira Hutchison and Holroyd
2003Cryptodira Lynch and Parham p. 22
2003Cryptodira Takahashi et al.
2004Cryptodira Hervet
2004Cryptodira Joyce et al.
2005Cryptodira Parham p. 75
2006Cryptodira Gaffney et al. p. 26
2006Cryptodira Head et al. p. 378
2006Cryptodira Hervet
2006Cryptodira Karl et al.
2006Cryptodira Parmley et al. p. 344
2007Cryptodira Joyce
2007Cryptodira Karl p. 34
2007Cryptodira Staesche et al.
2008Cryptodira Averianov et al.
2008Cryptodira Danilov and Parham
2008Cryptodira PĂ©rez-GarcĂ­a et al.
2010Cryptodira Joyce and Lyson
2010Cryptodira Parham and Pyenson p. 232
2011Cryptodira Knauss et al.
2011Cryptodira PĂ©rez-GarcĂ­a and Ortega
2012Cryptodira Cadena et al. p. 540
2012Cryptodira Karl et al.
2012Cryptodira Karl et al.
2012Cryptodira Karl et al.
2012Cryptodira Karl and Nyhuis
2012Cryptodira Tong et al.
2013Cryptodira Bourque
2013Cryptodira Danilov et al.
2013Cryptodira Danilov and Vitek
2013Cryptodira Hutchison et al.
2013Cryptodira PĂ©rez-GarcĂ­a and Murelaga
2013Cryptodira Vremir
2014Cryptodira Puntener et al.
2014Cryptodira Vlachos et al.
2014Cryptodira van Dijk et al.
2015Cryptodira Bourque et al.
2016Cryptodira Brinkman et al.
2016Cryptodira Garcia et al.
2016Cryptodira Vlachos and Delfino
2016Cryptodira Vlachos and Tsoukala
2017Cryptodira Cadena et al.
2017Cryptodira Haidr and Acosta Hospitaleche p. 2
2017Cryptodira PĂ©rez-GarcĂ­a et al.
2017Cryptodira Turvey et al.
2017Cryptodira Zvonok and Danilov p. 492

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