†subfamily Pelomedusinae Zangerl 1948 (sideneck turtle)
Reptilia - Testudines - Pelomedusidae
Full reference: R. Zangerl. 1948. The vertebrate fauna of the Selma Formation of Alabama. Part II. The Pleurodiran turtles. Fieldiana: Geology Memoirs 3(2):23-56
Parent taxon: Pelomedusidae according to G. Haas 1978
See also Moody 1972, Walker 1966 and Zangerl 1948
Sister taxa: Duerochelys, Latisternon, Pelusiinae, Pelusios
Subtaxa: none
Type: Pelomedusa
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pelomedusinae in the database