Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae
Alternative combinations: Francedebroinella minuscula, Paraplastomenus minusculus, Plastomenus minusculus
Full reference: V. M. Chkhikvadze. 1973. [Tertiary Turtles of the Zaisan Depression]. 1-100
Belongs to Trionyx according to G. L. Georgalis and W. G. Joyce 2017
Sister taxa: Trionyx admirabilis, Trionyx aequa, Trionyx allani, Trionyx austerus, Trionyx baynshirensis, Trionyx beecheri, Trionyx boulengeri, Trionyx capellinii, Trionyx dissolutus, Trionyx ellipticus, Trionyx eloisae, Trionyx foveatus, Trionyx gangeticus, Trionyx gilbentuensis, Trionyx gobiensis, Trionyx gregarius, Trionyx henrici, Trionyx ikoviensis, Trionyx jixiensis, Trionyx johnsoni, Trionyx kansaiensis, Trionyx latus, Trionyx leucopotamicus, Trionyx linchuensis, Trionyx miensis, Trionyx miocaenus, Trionyx mira, Trionyx ninae, Trionyx nopcsai, Trionyx onomatoplokos, Trionyx phayrei, Trionyx pliocenicus, Trionyx reesidei, Trionyx riabinini, Trionyx robustus, Trionyx shiluutulensis, Trionyx silvestris, Trionyx singularis, Trionyx triunguis, Trionyx uintaensis, Trionyx vindobonensis
Type specimen: IPGAS Z-13-1, a partial shell (partial hyo-hypoplastron). Its type locality is Konur-Kura, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in Kazakhstan.
Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Konur-Kura
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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