Emys hordwellensis Seeley 1876 (pond turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines - Emydidae

Full reference: H. G. Seeley. 1876. On remains of Emys hordwellensis (Seeley) from the Lower Hordwell Beds in the Hordwell Cliff, contained in the Woodwardian Museum of the University of Cambridge. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 32:445-450

Belongs to Emys according to H. G. Seeley 1876

Sister taxa: Emys cuvieri, Emys dhongoka, Emys kachuga, Emys lucii, Emys marmorata, Emys namadicus, Emys orbicularis, Emys sigriz, Emys sinensis, Emys trinacris, Emys vulgaris, Emys wermuthi, Emys wyomingensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Hordle Cliff Mammal Beds, which is in a MP 17A/MP 17B terrestrial horizon in the Headon Hill Formation of the United Kingdom

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Hordle Cliff Mammal Beds

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