Biology:Cyclanorbis

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Short description: Genus of turtles

Cyclanorbis
Temporal range: Pliocene to recent, 5.332–0 Ma
CyclanosteusSenegalensisFord.jpg
Senegal flapshell turtle (C. senegalensis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Subfamily: Cyclanorbinae
Genus: Cyclanorbis
Gray, 1854[1][2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cryptopus
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835
  • Cryptopodus
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1856 (ex errore)
  • Cyclanosteus
    Gray, 1856
  • Tetrathyra
    Gray, 1865
  • Baikiea
    Gray, 1869

Cyclanorbis is a genus of softshell turtles in the family Trionychidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.

Description

In the genus Cyclanorbis the plastron has cutaneous flaps, under which the hind legs can be concealed.[3]

Species

The genus Cyclanorbis contains the following extant species:[1]

One extinct species is also known from fossil remains: Cyclanorbis turkanensis Meylan et al. 1990, from the Pliocene of Kenya.[4]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cyclanorbis.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rhodin et al., p. 000.204
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fritz & Havaš 2007, p. 312
  3. Boulenger GA (1889). Catalogue of the Chelonians, Rhynchocephalians, and Crocodiles in the British Museum (Natural History). New Edition. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). x + 311 pp. + Plates I–VI. (Genus Cyclanorbis, pp. 270–271).
  4. "Fossilworks: Cyclanorbis turkanensis ". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=351992. 

Bibliography

Further reading

  • Gray JE (1854). "Description of a New Genus and some New Species of Tortoises". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1852: 133–135. (Cyclanorbis, new genus, p. 135).

Wikidata ☰ Q776906 entry