Rafetus swinhoei Gray 1873 (softshell turtle)
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Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Synonyms: Pelochelys taihuensis Zhang 1984, Trionyx liupani Tao 1986
Full reference: J. E. Gray. 1873. Notes on the tortoises of the ‘Zoology of Mexico’ of MM. A. Duméril and Bocourt. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 4 12:109-114
Belongs to Rafetus according to Gray 1873
See also van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Rafetus bohemicus, Rafetus euphraticus
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection), Taiwan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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