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Gopherinae (disused)

Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae

Discussion

Named first by C. R. Crumly in his 1984 thesis

Taxonomy
Gopherinae was named by Swingland and Klemens (1989). It is extant. Its type is Gopherus.

It was assigned to Testudinidae by Swingland and Klemens (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Gopherinae Swingland and Klemens p. 124

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
orderTestudinesBatsch 1788
suborderCryptodira
Pantestudinoidea
superfamilyTestudinoidea
familyTestudinidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyGopherinae
subfamilyGopherinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Gopherinae Swingland and Klemens 1989
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Invalid names: Gopherinii Swingland and Klemens 1989 [empty], Manourinii Swingland and Klemens 1989 [empty]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
I. R. Swingland and M. W. Klemens 1989Based on Crumly (1984: 422)
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Created: 2005-08-26 07:16:55
Modified: 2005-09-09 16:16:46
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ernst and Barbour 1989
Collections
No collection or age range data are available