Nilssonia Gray 1869 (Burmese peacock softshells)

Reptilia - Testudines - Trionychidae

Parent taxon: Trionychinae according to P. P. van Dijk et al. 2014

See also Frank and Ramus 1996

Sister taxa: Aulacochelys, Axestemys, Chitrini, Dogania, Palea, Pelodiscus, Rafetus, Trionychini, Trionyx, Trionyx (Amyda) subangularis, Trionyx bambolii, Trionyx blayaci, Trionyx desmostyli, Trionyx dieupentalensis, Trionyx harmati, Trionyx irregularis, Trionyx pliopedemontana, Trionyx stadleri, Trionyx stiriacus

Subtaxa: Nilssonia formosa Nilssonia gangetica Nilssonia hurum Nilssonia leithii Nilssonia nigricans

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Ecology: aquatic piscivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of India (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Pakistan (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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