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, Carettochelyoidea, Chelonemydidae, Chelonioidea, 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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