Parent taxon: Cryptodira according to H.-V. Karl et al. 2012
See also Gaffney and Meylan 1992, Milner 2004 and Sullivan et al. 1988
Sister taxa: Adocusia, Bashuchelyidae, Carettochelyoidea, Charitonyx tajanikolaevae, Chelonemydidae, Chelonioidea, Chelydridae, Chelydroidea, Chersidae, Chitracephalus, Cryptoderinea, Dermatochelydidae, Dermochelyoidea, Durocryptodira, Eucryptodira, Galvechelone, Glyptopidae, Glyptopsidae, Indochelyidae, Kallokibotioninae, Kayentachelyidae, Kinosternia, Kinosternoidae, Meiolanidae, Nanhsiungchelyidae, Panchelonioidea, Pantestudinoidea, Pantrionychia, Platysternoidea, Polysternum, Trionychia, Trionychidae, Trionychoidea, Tritosternidae
Subtaxa: Kallokibotionidae
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Selmacryptodira in the database