Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae
Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1908. The fossil turtles of North America. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 75:1-568
Belongs to Trachemys according to E. Vlachos 2018
See also Hay 1908 and Hay 1930
Sister taxa: Trachemys adiutrix, Trachemys antiqua, Trachemys callirostris, Trachemys decorata, Trachemys decussata, Trachemys dorbigni, Trachemys emolli, Trachemys gaigeae, Trachemys grayi, Trachemys haugrudi, Trachemys inflata, Trachemys jarmani, Trachemys nebulosa, Trachemys ornata, Trachemys scripta, Trachemys stejnegeri, Trachemys taylori, Trachemys terrapen, Trachemys trulla, Trachemys venusta, Trachemys yaquia
Type specimen: USNM 16681, a partial shell (nuchal plate). Its type locality is Peace River 3A, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial siliciclastic in Florida.
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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