Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Full reference: S. Thomson and A. Georges. 2009. Myuchelys gen. nov. —a new genus for Elseya latisternum and related forms of Australian freshwater turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae). Zootaxa 2053:32-42
Parent taxon: Chelidae according to S. Thomson and A. Georges 2009
See also van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Acanthochelys, Birlimarr, Chelinae, Chelodina, Chelodininae, Chelus, Chelymys antiqua, Chelymys arata, Elseya, Emydura, Hydraspis arenarius, Hydromedusa, Hydromedusinae, Mendozachelys, Naiadochelys patagonica, Pelecomastes ampla, Phrynops, Platemys, Platemys bergii, Platemys entreriana, Platemys holmbergii, Platemys mesopotamica, Platemys robusta, Platemys torrentium, Prochelidella, Pseudemydura, Rheodytes, Rionegrochelys, Trionyx argentina, Yaminuechelys, Hydraspis
Subtaxa: Myuchelys bellii Myuchelys georgesi Myuchelys latisternum Myuchelys purvisi
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution: found only at AHG Study Area (Quaternary of Australia)
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