Malaclemys Gray 1844 (diamondback terrapin)

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Parent taxon: Deirochelyinae according to J. F. Parham et al. 2008

See also Bickham 1975, Frank and Ramus 1996 and van Dijk et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Chrysemys, Deirochelys, Graptemys, Trachemys

Subtaxa: Malaclemys terrapin

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Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Bermuda (1 collection), United States (6: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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