Synonym: Salasemys Fuentes et al. 2003
Parent taxon: Cryptodira according to A. Pérez-García 2012
See also Carroll 1988 and Pérez-García et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Adocusia, Bashuchelyidae, Carettochelyoidea, Charitonyx tajanikolaevae, Chelonemydidae, Chelonioidea, Chelydridae, Chelydroidea, Chersidae, Cryptoderinea, Dermatochelydidae, Dermochelyoidea, Durocryptodira, Eucryptodira, Galvechelone, Glyptopidae, Glyptopsidae, Indochelyidae, Kallokibotioninae, Kayentachelyidae, Kinosternia, Kinosternoidae, Meiolanidae, Nanhsiungchelyidae, Panchelonioidea, Pantestudinoidea, Pantrionychia, Platysternoidea, Polysternum, Selmacryptodira, Trionychia, Trionychidae, Trionychoidea, Tritosternidae
Subtaxa: Chitracephalus dumonii
Type: Chitracephalus dumonii
Ecology: aquatic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Spain (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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