Reptilia - Testudines - Chelidae
Synonym: Parahydraspis Wieland 1923
Parent taxon: Chelidae according to I. J. Maniel and M. S. de la Fuente 2016
See also Anquetin et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, de Broin and de la Fuente 1993, de la Fuente et al. 2014, Frank and Ramus 1996, Gaffney et al. 2006, Joyce 2007, Sanchez-Villagra and Scheyer 2010, van Dijk et al. 2014 and Wieland 1923
Sister taxa: Acanthochelys, Australochelida, Baalemys, Birlimarr, Calvarichelys, Chelinae, Chelodininae, Chelus, Chelymys antiqua, Chelymys arata, Elseya, Emydura, Hydraspis arenarius, Hydromedusa, Hydromedusinae, Mendozachelys, Myuchelys, Naiadochelys patagonica, Pelecomastes ampla, Platemys, Platemys bergii, Platemys entreriana, Platemys holmbergii, Platemys mesopotamica, Platemys robusta, Platemys torrentium, Prochelidella, Pseudemydura, Rheodytes, Rionegrochelys, Trionyx argentina, Yaminuechelys, Hydraspis
Subtaxa: Phrynops geoffroanus Phrynops hilarii Phrynops paranaensis Phrynops tuberosus Phrynops williamsi Phrynops zuliae
Ecology: amphibious piscivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), Brazil (3)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Uruguay (1)
• Huayquerian of Argentina (4)
• Miocene of Argentina (2)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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