Reptilia - Testudines - Podocnemididae
It is mentioned that it has been named by Prez-Garca, Daz-Berenguer,
Badiola & Canudo, 2019, but according to the principle of Coordination, this name should be attributed to de Broin (1988) who erected a name in the family-group using Erymnochelys as a type genus.
Parent taxon: Erymnochelyinae according to A. Pérez-García 2022
See also Georgalis et al. 2020 and Perez-Garcia 2021
Sister taxa: Andrewsemys, Caninemys, Eocenochelus, Neochelys, Ragechelus, Stupendemys
Subtaxa: Apeshemys Mokelemys Shetwemys
Ecology: aquatic herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection)
• Miocene of Egypt (1)
• Oligocene of Egypt (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
• Eocene of Mali (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence