Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chelidoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Division: Archelosauria
Division: Pan-Testudines
Division: Testudinata
Ordo: Testudines
Infraordo: Pan-Pleurodira
Subordo: Pleurodira
Superfamilia: Chelidoidea

Familia: Chelidae
Subfamilia: Chelodininae
Genus: Myuchelys

Species (3): M. bellii  M. georgesi  M. latisternum

Name

  • Myuchelys Thomson & Georges, 2009
    • Original status: valid genus
    • Type species: Elseya latisternum Gray, 1867
      • Fixation: original designation [see p. 33]

Synonymy

  • Wollumbinia Wells, 2007 (unavailable name - Fritz & Havas 2007; TTWG 2012; 2014; Georges and Thomson 2010)
  • Myuchelys Thomson & Georges, 2009

References

Primary references

  • Thomson, S. & Georges, A. 2009. Myuchelys gen. nov. —a new genus for Elseya latisternum and related forms of Australian freshwater turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae). Zootaxa 2053: 32–42. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. [first availability, see p. 33]

Vernacular names

English: Australasian Saw-shelled turtles
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