Clade Eupleurodira Gaffney and Meylan 1988 (sideneck turtle)
Parent taxon: Pleurodira according to I. Danilov et al. 2014
See also Cadena et al. 2013 and Gaffney et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Amphichelydidae, Bothremydidae, Chelidae, Megapleurodira, Minipleurodira, Notoemydidae, Panchelidae, Panpelomedusoides, Pelomedusoides, Platychelira
Subtaxa: Bothremydinura Cheloides
Ecology: amphibious omnivore