Syllomus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Chelonioidea |
Family: | Cheloniidae |
Genus: | †Syllomus Cope 1896 |
Syllomus is an extinct genus of sea turtle from the Miocene-age deposits in the US Eastern Seaboard and Egypt.
Two species are known, Syllomus aegyptiacus (Lydekker, 1889) and S. crispatus Cope, 1896.[1][2][3][4] Lapparent de Broin (2001) considers Trachyaspis a possible senior synonym of Syllomus.[5]
Cheloniidae family | ||||
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Genera |
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†Allopleuron | ||||
†Argillochelys | ||||
Caretta | ||||
†Carolinochelys | ||||
Chelonia | ||||
†Eochelone |
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Eretmochelys | ||||
†Gigantatypus | ||||
†Glarichelys |
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†Itilochelys | ||||
Lepidochelys |
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†Mexichelys | ||||
†Miocaretta | ||||
Natator | ||||
†Pacifichelys |
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†Syllomus |
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†Tasbacka |
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Phylogenetic arrangement of turtles based on turtles of the world 2017 update: Annotated checklist and atlas of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution, and conservation status. †=Extinct. |