Genus: Plesiochelys RUTIMEYER, 1873
Etymology:
= Parachelys
Etymology:
= Tholemys ANDREWS, 1921
Etymology:
= Wincania
Etymology:
Species: planiceps (OWEN, 1846)
Etymology:
= Chelone planiceps OWEN, 1846
= Stegochelys planiceps (OWEN, 1846) LYDEKKER, 1889
Holotype: OUMNH J.1582, (old OU-J1582)
Locality: Locality not known, Isle of Portland, England, Southern United Kingdom.
Horizon: Portland, Portland Sand-Purbeck Beds.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Upper Tithonian, Uppermost Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Nearly complete skull lacking temporal roofing, subcomplete mandible, and remains of the hyoids and cervical vertebrae.
Referred material:
DELAIR & WIMBLEDON, 1995
Locality: Isle of Portland, Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.
Horizon: ‘Stone’, Portland Stone.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Tithonian, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
OUM: Skull.
BMNH: Bones.
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Species: etalloni (PICTET & HUMBERT, 1857) RÜTIMEYER, 1873
Etymology:
= Emys etalloni PICTET & HUMBERT, 1857
Holotype: MAJ 2005-11-1 (old MH 435?)
Locality: Foret de Lect, near Moirans-en-Montagne, Jura, Eastern part of France, near Swiss border.
Horizon: Uncertain.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridgian or Early Tithonian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Skull.
Referred material:
ANQUETIN, & CHAPMAN, 2016
Locality: Unknown, England, Southern United Kingdom.
Horizon: Kimmeridge Clay Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
NHMUK R3370: Basicranium and a fagment of a right maxilla.
GAFFNEY, 1975
Locality: Quarries near Solothurn, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon: Kimmeridge Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
SAM 134: Partially disarticulate skull, jaws, hyoid elements and shell fragment.
SAM 135: A frontally sectioned skull.
SAM 136: Skull and jaws.
SAM 594: A partial skull, partial shell, and appendicular material.
MEYER, 2011
Locality: Solothurn Canton, North-Western Switzerland.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
NMS 8290: Right anterior part of the carapace.
Note: With Gnathichnus pentax sea urchin traces.
NMS 8545: Left anterior to mid part o fteh carapax.
Note: With Gnathichnus pentax sea urchin traces.
= Plesiochelys aff. etalloni OERTEL, 1925
Locality: Gottingen, Germany.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Jurassic.
Material:
Number: Not given: Fragmentary remains.
PüNTENER, ANQUETIN & BILLON-BRUYAT, 2017
Locality: Tchafoue (TCH), Coutedoux, near Porrentruy, Canton of Jura, Switzerland.
Horizon: Chevenez Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Lower Virgula Marls.
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
MJSN BSY006-347: C, PL, S. P.
MJSN BSY006-376, BSY007-205, BSY009-694, SCR010-382, SCRo11-415, TCH005-216, TCH005-457, TCH0060574, TCH0070265, TCH0007-505, TCH0070771: C, PL.
MJSN SCR003-1011, SCR008-33, TCH005-332: C.
= Emys hugi GRAY,1831 (nomen oblitum)
Etymology:
= Clemmys? grayi FITZINGER, 1835Lectotype: NMS 8693 (formerly NMS 59)
Locality: Solothurn, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon: Solothurn Turtle limestone, Upper Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: A distorted, near-complete shell.
Paralectotype: NMS 8738 (formerly NMS 134): A disarticulated, partial skull with associated mandible, hyoid elements, and shell fragment.
As per ANQUETIN, PUNTENER & JOYCE, 2017...also designted teh following specimens as parts of the type series: two neurals clearly assignignable to Tropidemys langii, a pelvis and plastron fragment (Cuvier, 1824).
= Emys hugii GRAY, 1831 (nomen oblitum)
Etymology:Holotype: ? (whereabouts unknown)
Locality: Solothurn, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon: Solothurn Turtle limestone, Upper Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: A lateral fragment of a carapace.
= Emys trionychoides GRAY, 1831 (nomen oblitum)
Etymology:Holotype: NMS 8547 (formerly NMS 61)
Locality: Solothurn, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon: Solothurn Turtle limestone, Upper Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: A fragment of the pygal region of a carapace in visceral view.
= Emys jurensis KEFERSTEIN, 1834 (nomen oblitum)
Etymology:Lectotype: NMS 8693 (formerly NMS 59)
Locality: Solothurn, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon: Solothurn Turtle limestone, Upper Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: A dostorted, nearcomplete shell.
Paralectotype: NMS 8738 (formerly NMS 134): A disarticulated, partial skull wiht associated mandible, hyoid elements, and shell fragment.
Paralectotype: NMS 8547 (formerly NMS 61): A fragment of the pygal region of a carapace in visceral view.
Numbers: Not given: A lateral fragment of carapace, two neurals, a pelvis and plastron fragment (CUVIER, 1824).
= Plesiochelys langii RÜTIMEYER, 1873 (nomen invalidum)
Etymology:Lectotype: NMS 8515 (formerly NMS 123)
Locality: Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon: Solothurn Turtle Limestone, Uppermost Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: A subcomplete carapace missing the right an dposterior margins.
Paralectotype:
NMS 8511 (formerly NMS 126): A shell heavily encrusted wiht pyritic mineralizations.
NMS 8733 (formerly NMS 124): Some partly articulated costals and two peripherals.
= Plesiochelys sanctaeverenae RÜTIMEYER, 1873 (nomen invalidum)
Etymology:Lectotype: NMS 8514 (formerly NMS 118)
Locality: Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon: Solothurn Turtle Limestone, Uppermost Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: A large carapace missing its lateral aspects.
Paralectotypes:
NMS uncataloge: 2 isolated neurals.
= Plesiochelys solodurensis RÜTIMEYER, 1873 (nomen invalidum)
Etymology:Lectotype: NMS 8693 (formerly NMS 59)
Locality: Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon: Solothurn Turtle Limestone, Uppermost Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: A distorted, subcomplete shell.
Paralectotypes:
NMS 8547 (formerly NMS 61), and 5 uncatalogued NMS specimes: Fragments of carapace and plastra, anda partial steinkern.
Lectotype: Nr. 59
Locality: Gegend, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:Age: Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Shell.
Referred material:
BRAM, 1965
Locality: Gegend, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Nr 60, 61, 63a, 66b, 73, 79, 81, 82, 87, 88, 89, 92, 94, 96, 99, 107, 107c, 115, 116, 123, 124, 125, 126, 402, 467, 474, 484, 485, 486, 488, 488a, 607, 609, 613, 614, 615, 619, 623, 624, 627, 628, 629, 632, 633, 635, 641, 642, 645, 648, 649, 650, 667, 669, 670, 671, 676, 678, 679, 691, 701, 702, 708, 800, 812: Shells.
= Emys menkei ROMER
Etymology:
= Plesiochelys menkei (ROMER)Holotype:
Locality: Obernkirchen, Lower Saxony, Saschen (Saxony) State, Germany.
Horizon: Wealden Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Early Cretaceous.
Material: Shell.
= Stylemys lindenensis MAACK, 1869 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:Syntypes: GZG 773-18 to 773-34
Locality: Tönniesberg (= Tönjesberg), Hannover, Lower Saxony State, Germany.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy: Pteroceras layer (= Aporrhais layer).
Age: Middle Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: A series of fragmentary and disarticulated shell elements.
= Plesiochelys jaccardi (PICTET) non RÜTIMEYER, 1873
Etymology:Holotype:
Locality:
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age:
Material:
= Plesiochelys sanetae verenae RÜTIMEYER, 1873
Etymology:Holotype: Sammlung des Museum der Stadt Solothurn, Number 118
Locality:
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age:
Material: Fragmentary shell.
Referred material:
BRAM, 1965
Locality: Gegend, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Nr. 122: Fragmentary shell.
Holotype: GZG 863-4
Locality: Langenberg, near Oker, Lower Saxony State, Germany.
Horizon: Langenberg Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Posterior part of an articulated carapace and plastron.
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Species: beaugrandi (SAUVAGE, 1872) SAUVAGE, 1873 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:
= Emys beaugrandi SAUVAGE, 1872
Holotype: MHNB 215
Locality: Delahodde Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-De-Calais Department, France.
Horizon: Unknown Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Fragmentary shell.
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Species: dutertrei (SAUVAGE, 1872) SAUVAGE, 1973 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:
= Emys dutertrei SAUVAGE, 1872 (nomen dubium)
Holotype: MHNB S216 (MHNB 212)
Locality: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-De-Calais Department, France.
Horizon: Formation unknown.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Fragmentary shell.
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Species: lachati (SAUVAGE, 1872)
Etymology:
= Platemys lachati SAUVAGE, 1872)
Holotype:
Locality: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-De-Calais Department, France.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Fragmentary shell.
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Species. minor PORTIS, 1878
Etymology:
Syntype: GZG 769-7
Locality: Hannover, Saschen (Saxony) State, Germany.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy: Pteroceras layer (= Aporrhais layer).
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Fragmentary specimen.
Syntype:
GZG 769-8: A small hypoplastron.
GZG 769-9: A small hyoplastron.
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Species: valdensis LYDEKKER, 1889
Etymology:
Holotype: BMNH 28967
Locality: Brook-Atherfield, Isle of Wight County, England, Southern United Kingdom.
Horizon: Wealden Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Early Cretaceous.
Material: Shell.
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Species: vectensis HOOLEY, 1900
Etymology:
Holotype: BMNH R6683
Locality: 10 feet above low water-mark opposite Shepherd’s Chine, Brook-Atherfield, Isle of Wight County, England, Southern United Kingdom.
Horizon: Wealden Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Early Cretaceous.
Material: Nearly complete shell.
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Species: minima OERTEL, 1915 (nomen dubium) (now lost ANQUENTIN, PÜNTENER & JOYCE, 2017
Etymology:
Holotype: BSPG uncatalogued.
Locality: Kelheim, Bavaria State, Germany.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Jurassic.
Material: A parial carapace.
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Species: oblonga OERTEL, 1925 (now lost ANQUETIN, PÜNTEsanNER & JOYCE, 2017) (nomen dubium)
Etymology:
Holotype:
Locality: Holzen (Braunschweig /Brunswick), Lower Saschen (Saxony) State, Germany.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Kimmeridgian or Tithonian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: A partial carapace.
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Species: normandica BERGOUINOUX, 1937 (destroyed during World War II La-arent de Broin, pers. comm 2014 to Anquetin et al., 2017) (nomen invalidum)
Etymology:
Holotype: MHNH uncatalogued.
Locality: Cap de la Heve, near Le Havre, Departement of Seine-Maritime, France.
Horizon: Formation unknown.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Referred material:
= Emys dolfusi LENNIER, 1870
Etymology:Holotype: MHNH uncatalogued (note: destroyed durig World War II Lapparent de Brion, pers, comm., 2014)
Locality: Cap de la Heve, Near Le Havre, Department of Seine-Maritime, France.
Horizon: Formation unknown.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: A fragmentry shell.
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Species: oshanensis YEH, 1973
Etymology:
Holotype: IVPP V 4444
Locality: Dianzhong, Eshan, Yunnan Province, China.
Horizon: Upper Lufeng Series.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Stage? Dogger Epoch, Middle Jurassic.
Material: A partly complete carapace and plasteron.
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Species: bigleri PÜNTENER, ANQUETIN & BILLON-BRUYAT, 2017
Etymology: In honor of Pierre Bigler (Villars-sur-Fontenais, Canton of Jura, Switzerland) who so skillfully prepared many of the fossil turtles from the Palaeontology A16 collections, including the holotype specimen.
Holotype: MJSN TCH007-252
Locality: Tchafoue (TCH), Coutedoux, near Porrentruy, Canton of Jura, Switzerland.
Horizon: Chevenez Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy: Lower Virgula Marls.
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Near complete disarticulated carapace, epiplastra, entoplastron, hypoplastra, and right xiphiplastron, posterior part of skull, proximal part of a right scapular process, proximal parts of both humeri, one radius, one ulna, and both ilia with acetabulum.
Paratype: MJSN TCH006-1451: An isolated partial carnium.
Referred material:
MJSN BSY006-307, BSY007-147, SCR011-413, TCH006-767, -1420: C, PL, P.
MJSN BSY006-326, BSY007-257, BSY-008-206, BSY008-242, BSY008-512, PSY008-848, BSY009-639, BSY009-892, CRT007-2, SCR010-327, SCR010-342, SCR010-1009, SCR010-1047, SCR010-1196, SCR011-37, SCR011-140, SCR011-160, SCR011-276, TCH005-16, TCH005-464, TCH005-819, TCH0006-145: C, PL.
MJSN BSY008-567: C, PL, S FL.
MJSN BSY009-743, TCH007-371: PL.
MJSN BSY009-815: C, PL, S, P.
MJSN SCR010-1279: C, PL, HL.
MJSN SCR011-30: C, PL, S, P, CV.
MJSN SCR011-148: C, PL, S, P.
MJSN TCH005-21: C, PL, HL, CF.
MJSN TCH005-42: C, PL, S.
MJSN TCH006-1451: Skull.
MJSN TCH007-252: SK, C, PL, S. FL, P.
MJSN TCH007-516: C.
RASELLI & ANQUETIN, 2019
Locality: Glovelier, Canton Jura, Switerland.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy: Lower Virgula Marls.
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
MJSN CBE-0001: Shell fragments including articualted and isoalted costals, a peripheral, and a partial scapula.
MJSN CBE-0002: A partial basicranium with the left otic chamber and columella auris.
MJSN CBE-0003: A near complete shell with the left femur, right pubis, a cervical vertebra, and a caudal vertebra.