Genus: Tropidemys RÜTIMEYER, 1873
Etymology:
= Pelobatochelys SEELEY, 1875
Etymology:
Species: langii RÜTIMEYER, 1873
Etymology:
Lectotype: NMS 8554 (old Sammlung des Museums der Stadt Solothurn, Number 16)
Locality: Solothurn, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon: Solothurn Turtle limestone, Upper Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Posterior part of a carapace.
Paralectotypes:
NMS uncatalogued: An isolated neural and an isoalted costal V.
Note: Possible additional paralectotypes exist but are impossible to identify with certiany based on the original publication (ANQUETIN, PÜNTENER & JOYCE, 2017.)
Referred material:
ANQUETIN & CHAPMAN, 2016
Locality: Weymouth, Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.
Horizon: Kimmeridge Clay Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
NHMUK OR44178b: Isolated neural bone.
NHMUK OR45920: Right costals 1-3 of a juvenile individual.
NHUMK OR45921: Left first costal.
NHUMK ORR2733: Left fourth costal.
LYDEKKER, 1889
BMNH 42372: Left hyoplastral of an immature individual.
BENTON & SPENCER, 1995
Locality: Smallmouth Sands, Weymouth, (SY 669764-SY 672772), Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.
Horizon: Lower Kimmeridgian Clay.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Early Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Number: Not given:
BRAM, 1965
Locality: Gegend, Canton Solothurn, Switzerland.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
Nr 15, 21, 22, 32, 33, 38, 38a, 132, 644, 710: Shells.
de LAPARENT de BRION, BRETON & RIOULT, 2021+
Locality: Cap de la Heve, Sainte-Adress, Havre, Seint-Maritime Department, France.
Horizon: Calcaires Coquilliers Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Early Kimmeridigna Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
MNHN 2015.7.1827: Carapace, posterior part of plastron lacking epiplastron and entoplastron.
MNHN 2015.7.1831, 2015.7.1832: Fragmentary shells.
MCR 1962-1: Four elements, proximal part of left cosal 1, portion of proximal part of ribs 2, 3, and 4 righthands, proximal portion of left rib 3, portion of ribs 4 and 7 and adjacent peripherals 7 to 10 droties.
MCR 1962-2: A straight costal 6.
MCR 1962-3: A possible fragment of left hypoplasron.
MCR 1962-4: A left peripheral behind the bridge
MCR 1962-5: A fragment of left hypoplatron
MCR 1962-6, 7, 9: 3 fragments.
MHCR 0345a: 1 peripherique and costal fragment.
MHCR 0346: A neural keel (fourth possible) and 2 costal fragments.
MHCR 0347: Left peripheral 5 and 6 with fragments of adjacent ribs 3 and 4. The imprint of several plaques is preserved as well as some other fragments of plaques, including MHCR 0343 and MHCR 0344 (Fragment of plaque and its imprint).
= Plesiochelys cf. langii OERTEL, 1925
Locality: Gottingen, Germany.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Jurassic.
Material:
Number: Not given: Fragmentary specimen.
= Craspedochelys plana RÜTIMEYER, 1873 (nomen invalidum)
Etymology:Holotype: NMS 8500 (formerly NMS 132)
Locality: Solothurn, Canton of Solohurn, Switzerland.
Horizon: Solothurn Turtle Limestone, Uppermost Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Left anterolaterla portion of a carapace.
= Tropidemys expansa RÜTIMEYER, 1873 (nomen invaldium)
Etymology:Syntype: NMS 8553 (formerly NMS 33)
Locality: Solothurn, Canton of Solohurn, Switzerland.
Horizon: Solothurn Turtle Limestone, Uppermost Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: 2 costals and three articulated peripherals.
Syntype: NMS 8556 (formerly NMS 32): Carapace fragment consisting of two partial neruals and the medial part of three adjoining left costals.
= Tropidemys gibba RÜTIMEYER, 1873 (nomen invaldium)
Etymology:Holotype: NMS 8665 (formerly NMS 38)
Locality: Solothurn, Canton of Solohurn, Switzerland.
Horizon: Solothurn Turtle Limestone, Uppermost Member, Reuchenette Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Carapace fragment including neurals III-VI and medial parts of the assocated costals.
Referred material:
SAUVAGE, 1900
Locality: Fumel, Lot-et-Garonne Department, France.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Jurassic.
Material:
Number: Not given:
= Craspedochelys plana RÜTIMEYER, 1873
Etymology:Holotype:
Locality:
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy:
Age:
Material:
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Species: seebachi PORTIS, 1878
Etymology:
Lectotype: GZG 769-1
Locality: Lindener Berg, Hannover, Lower Saxony State, Germany.
Horizon:
Biostratigraphy: Pteroceras layer (= Aporrhais layer).
Age: Middle Kimmeridgian Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Articulated anterior part of a carapace, including four neurals and five incomplete costals.
Paralectotypes:
GZG 769-3, 773-20, 773-34, 773-43: Isolated costal, hyoplastron, and hypoplastra.
Referred material:
JOYCE, 2015, JOYCE & MÄUSER, 2020
Locality: Wattendorf, Baveria State, Germany.
Horizon: Solnhofen.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Late Kimmeridigan Stage, Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material:
NKMB Watt09/162: Nearly complete skull, shell and skeleton
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Species: blakii (SEELEY, 1875) PÜNTENER, BILLON-BRUYAT, BOCAT, PERGER & JOYCE, 2014
= Pelobatochelys blakii SEELEY, 1875
Etymology:
Lectotype: NHMUK R.2a (old BMNH R2)
Locality: Smallmouth Sands, Weymouth, (SY 669764-SY 672772), Dorset County, England, Southern United Kingdom.
Horizon: Lower Kimmeridgian Clay.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Early Kimmeridgian stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Several articulated plates corresponding to the fourth to sixth neurals, then enarly complete fourth left costal, and the medial region of the fith pair of coastals.
Paralectotypes:
NHMUK R2: Several articulated plates corresponding to much of the nuchal plate, the first three neurals, and the medial region of the frist to third pairs of costals and of the fourth right costal.
NHMUK 44177a: Several articulated plates, probably corresponding to the third to fifth neurals, and to the medial region of the third left, fourth right and fifth left costals.
NHMUK 44177: Several articulated plates corresponding to the fourth to seventh neurals, the anterior region of the first suprapygal, the medial region of the fourth right coastal, and the medial region of the fifth to eigth pairs of coastals.
NHMUK 41235: A periphearl plate.
NHMUK 44177b: A pygal plate.
Referred material:
NHMUK 44177c: A costal plate.
NHMUK 41234a: A neural.
NHMUK 44178a: A neural.
NHMUK R1768: Neural.
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Species: morinica SAUVAGE, 1880 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:
Syntype: MNHB uncatalogued
Locality: Boulannais-sur-Mer, Department of Pas-de-Calais, France.
Horizon: Formation unknown.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Portlandian, Middle Kimmeridgian Stage, Middle Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: The posterior portion of a carapace.
Syntpye: MNHB uncatalogued: A pubis?
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