Cyclanorbis

Cyclanorbis
Temporal range: Pliocene to recent, 5.332–0 Ma
Senegal flapshell turtle (C. senegalensis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Family: Trionychidae
Subfamily: Cyclanorbinae
Genus: Cyclanorbis
Gray, 1854[1][2]
Synonyms[2]

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

Description

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

Species

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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

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  1. ^ a b Rhodin et al. 2011, p. 000.204
  2. ^ a b 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 ". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

Bibliography

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Further reading

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  • 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).