Reptilia - Testudines - Platysternidae
Alternative spelling: Platysterninae
Parent taxon: Testudinoidea according to I. Danilov et al. 2014
See also Baur 1893, Frank and Ramus 1996, Gadow 1898, Jaekel 1911, Joyce et al. 2004, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966, Nopcsa 1928, Perrier 1928 and van Dijk et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Bergouniouxchelys, Borkenia, Chrysemys (Pseudemys) hibbardi, Clemmys hesperia, Clemmys percrassus, Cucullemys, Cuvierichelys, Emydidae, Emys euglypha, Emys euthnetus, Emys latilabiatus, Emys megaulax, Emys pachylomus, Emys petrolei, Eupachemys obtusus, Euroemys, Francellia, Geoemydidae, Hadrianus allabiatus, Hybemys arenarius, Landreatchelys, Lindholmemydidae, Notomorpha testudinea, Owenemys, Palaeomauremys, Panemydidae, Pangeoemydidae, Pantestudinidae, Promalacoclemmys, Provencemys, Rhinoclemmys nicoyana, Testudinidae, Testudo culbratus, Testudo distans, Testudo isis, Testudo munda, Trachemys delicata, Trachemys nuchocarinata, Wutuchelys
Subtaxa: Platysternon Sukhan
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Platysternidae in the database